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It's okay. Thank you so much for trying to help. I really appreciate it. My turkeys are my pets so I am extremely devastated over this, I'm sorry if I'm coming off harsh or anything.My bad, I didn't realize that. I honestly think you've done everything you can at this point - it's very difficult to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with them.
This is going to sound cruel, but - if you have the stomach for it - I strongly advise doing an autopsy. That will, at the least, possibly show what went wrong so you can prevent it in the future. I had to do it once to one of my favorite roosters. Didn't enjoy it at all, but was very grateful for what I learned. (He died of blackhead / histomonaisis.)
That is too hot for week old poults. I start my poults at 90°F measured at the bedding level. At a week old they are down to 85°F. As hot as yours are I recommend lowering that temperature to 90°F.We brought in a heat lamp and set it up instead. Its measuring about 95 at ground level. 2 are still lethargic. I don't know what I should do- I don't want to watch another one or two die. They have food and water at easy access now.
Yeah, they started panting so I immediately removed the heat lamp and just put them in a smaller container with the brooder plate again.That is too hot for week old poults. I start my poults at 90°F measured at the bedding level. At a week old they are down to 85°F. As hot as yours are I recommend lowering that temperature to 90°F.
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Base on the bloody poop, I recommend that you immediately start treatment with Corid.
You could give the probiotics at the same time. Vitamin supplementation should wait for the day after or it could interfere with the Corid's effectiveness as it literally starves the coccidia (a protozoa that lives in almost all soil) from being able to metabolize vitamin B.
If you are still seeing blood in the stools, I would continue the Corid. I think 10 days is the minimum treatment time.
Technically you don't feed medicated feed and the Corid too, as it is the same med (Amprolium), but the concentration in the feed is low, so it is simply over kill rather than truly dangerous.
So glad you were able to save the Barred baby. And, I agree, keep a close watch on her. After they have cleared this round of coccidiosis, you will need to rebuild gut flora with probiotics. I also recommend keeping a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, raw with mother, in the plastic water container. It feeds the good gut bacteria that keep the coccidia in check. (BTW, it would be a very early case of coccidiosis if it started at 2 weeks of age??? Usually coccidia take 4 weeks to go through reproductive cycle and build to dangerous levels, though some strains are faster. Often early onset illness can be from gram negative bacterial overgrowth left from hatching, eColi and Salmonella and Pasturella infections....but I'm glad the Corid worked.)
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Thank you so much! The two sick ones that are left are sleeping semi-peacefully right now, one of them stands up a little sometimes but then settles back down. I think I might let them rest for a little bit before I try to give them anything so I don't stress them too much, unless they start declining more.No worries; I completely understand and didn't take any offense. I'm just sorry I couldn't be of more help!
ETA: I found this thread concerning coccidia and probiotics:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...after-giving-them-corid-for-coccidia.1210176/
The second post states:
Granted, this is for chickens, but I'd imagine this would apply to a turkey's digestive system as well.