Turkeys For 2013

[Arielle]

Quote: Seemed like just pushing him back worked. Or was that a one time event? Maybe keep doing it until the new behavior is in place.

 

[chickadoodles]

Seemed like just pushing him back worked. Or was that a one time event? Maybe keep doing it until the new behavior is in place.

I will! Thank you for all your help!

 

[frank53061]

I guess I have been lucky with my Turkeys I have had no aggression towards me or my family.
Now the Roosters we have had is a different thing as Kuntrygirl stated you have to show who is the Cock of the roost so to speak is.
My Daughter has developed her own way of doing it the first sign of aggression she catches the fowl Rooster and talks to it like a baby in front of the Hens and puts it down and if it shows any more signs of aggression she will chase it around the pen till the rooster has had enough this from time to time seems to keep them in there place

I dont know that the Baby Talk does any good but she feels that she is humiliating the rooster in front of the Hens

 

[chickadoodles]

I guess I have been lucky with my Turkeys I have had no aggression towards me or my family.
Now the Roosters we have had is a different thing as Kuntrygirl stated you have to show who is the Cock of the roost so to speak is.
My Daughter has developed her own way of doing it the first sign of aggression she catches the fowl Rooster and talks to it like a baby in front of the Hens and puts it down and if it shows any more signs of aggression she will chase it around the pen till the rooster has had enough this from time to time seems to keep them in there place

I dont know that the Baby Talk does any good but she feels that she is humiliating the rooster in front of the Hens

When our 2 brown leghorn rooster were abt. 3 months old they started flying at us after we went out of the gate after feeding them. I told my DH they are trying to show us who the boss is. So then I went back in and picked each of them up while they were eating and just pet them and talked sweet to them. Each one! They have not tried to fly at either of us again! So I guess holding and sweet talk does do something for them?

 

[Sally8]

I dont know that the Baby Talk does any good but she feels that she is humiliating the rooster in front of the Hens

Isn't this funny. I've heard this many times by many people. There must be something to it.

 

[joshm97]

One of my poults is constantly sleeping. They ate all 3-5 days old and verru activeI pick him up he falls alseep iny hand, I move him over to clean the brooder and he falls asleep. I walk into the room and he is sleeping. His right wing droops abit. Is there something wrong or is he just tired

 

[joshm97]

The poults passed away this afternoon, gonna miss the little guy. I wonder if it had something to do with his peeping problem.. :,(

 

[Sally8]

I hope someone will answer that has more wisdom than myself. That sounds like something I've heard of before but just can't remember. I'm so sorry. I lost 2 poults a couple of days ago. They didn't act just right when they were born. One felt puffy. Or squishy, if that makes any sense. Right before they hatched our temps (outside) spiked in the 90's, so the incubator temp went up too high also. I had 15 eggs. 2 hatched fine, 2 died and 11 didn't hatch. They all should have. It's too late in the year to hatch eggs, I( guess).

 

[chickadoodles]

The poults passed away this afternoon, gonna miss the little guy. I wonder if it had something to do with his peeping problem.. :,(

Josh I am so sorry for your loss!

I hope someone will answer that has more wisdom than myself. That sounds like something I've heard of before but just can't remember. I'm so sorry. I lost 2 poults a couple of days ago. They didn't act just right when they were born. One felt puffy. Or squishy, if that makes any sense. Right before they hatched our temps (outside) spiked in the 90's, so the incubator temp went up too high also. I had 15 eggs. 2 hatched fine, 2 died and 11 didn't hatch. They all should have. It's too late in the year to hatch eggs, I( guess).

So sorry for your loss Sally!

 

[Zootopia]

I have a hen that has the side of her face all puffy. From the beak all the way under her eye. I have looked in her mouth and nostril and dont see any thing. (I had a turkey last year that got a small stick wedged in her nostril that looked similar, I removed it and put her on antibiotics.) she is sneezing every once in a while but no discharge. Her eye seems to be watering.
Since I'm not seeing any foreign body I'm reluctant to put her on antibiotics what do you think?