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- May 28, 2025
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We recently started our first flock with help from my boyfriend’s family, who have raised chickens for years. Alongside some chicks, we added two broad-breasted turkeys who are about 10 weeks old.
They were housed with a group of younger chicks (~20 under 2 months old) and had been doing well. About five days ago, our female turkey seemed a little lethargic but showed no other symptoms. We had a brief stretch of cold, wet weather, but nothing they hadn’t handled before. She seemed otherwise okay yesterday but today, she was found dead in the coop. No other signs of illness or injury.
Now we’re unsure about moving our remaining birds (one turkey, four chickens, and four poults) into the new coop without knowing what went wrong. She didn’t show signs of Blackhead, and I am struggling to find any local poultry vets.
We’re new to turkeys and would really appreciate any advice or insight. His parents are ready for us to take our remaining tiny dinosaur, but I want to make sure we're making informed choices to avoid losing another bird.
They were housed with a group of younger chicks (~20 under 2 months old) and had been doing well. About five days ago, our female turkey seemed a little lethargic but showed no other symptoms. We had a brief stretch of cold, wet weather, but nothing they hadn’t handled before. She seemed otherwise okay yesterday but today, she was found dead in the coop. No other signs of illness or injury.
Now we’re unsure about moving our remaining birds (one turkey, four chickens, and four poults) into the new coop without knowing what went wrong. She didn’t show signs of Blackhead, and I am struggling to find any local poultry vets.
We’re new to turkeys and would really appreciate any advice or insight. His parents are ready for us to take our remaining tiny dinosaur, but I want to make sure we're making informed choices to avoid losing another bird.
