Turkey hen with bloated crop; not eating much; lethargic

[Anonymous Chicken]

Hello,

We have a 1 1/2 your old Broad Breasted White that has been acting off for the past two days. Her symptoms are a puffy, bubble-like crop, drastically decreased appetite, lethargic behavior, and her recent stool has been moss green with white cottage cheese-like globs in it. She's been more irritable and hasn't been laying eggs (she usually lays eggs every 1-2 days). I've read that usually when a hen has a puffy crop it is sour crop, but her breath doesn't smell odd in any way. She is bedded on hay. Our other turkey is not acting stragely. Diet consists mainly of layer mash, and they free-range. I would like to try to help her myself, as we don't have easy access to a vet as of right now. Does anybody know what this could be? We'd like to treat it homeopathically if we can.

Thank you very much for any help!

 

[Anonymous Chicken]

It seems quite urgent — can anyone offer any advice?

 

[Anonymous Chicken]

@Bigtom Turkey We feel desperate, can you help?

 

[Anonymous Chicken]

@duluthralphie Have you experienced this? Do you have any advice?

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[Anonymous Chicken]

@LikeTurkeys I think you had a problem similar to this, what did you do to help your turkey?

 

[duluthralphie]

Is there fluid between her legs?

Can you bed her on sand for a couple days, try to keep her away from grass or hay.

 

[Anonymous Chicken]

Thank you for your reply! We haven't seen any fluid. We don't have sand, but we're thinking of bringing her inside and bedding her in a blanket/towel.

 

[Anonymous Chicken]

What would the fluid indicate?

 

[duluthralphie]

It would reveal her heart and kidneys are shutting down.

The reason I want her off the hay and grass is to stop her from ingesting any more. ( if she has)

It is possible she has an over stuffed or sour crop. It is also possible it could be an infection of some kind. I have seen the green cottage cheese poop before.

As I recall, I used an anti-biotic. (Terramycin) I can’t remember if it succeeded or not.

I wish you well, and try not to blame yourself if she doesn’t make it. Keeping a BBW alive for a year and a half is a feat in itself.

I know some people claim to keep them for years, however, they are the exception, not the rule.

You might want to contact @casportpony as she is the poop expert. Nothing she enjoys more than playing in bird poop.

 

[casportpony]

Can you post some picture of her and her poop?