What is wrong with this turkey poult?

[farmerlor]

I couldn't help it. I had to go get Jefferson a buddy. I got another Bourbon turkey poult (still on sale at Big R in Elizabeth for 4.99) and named her Rosie (4 Roses Bourbon) and she seems healthy and vigorous. BUT this crazy baby thinks she's half turtle and she'll go to sleep, roll over on her back with her legs sticking up so she looks dead and then she can't get back up. I go in there five times a day and have to roll her over and then she's just fine, she goes over and eats, drinks, poops, chases Jefferson around......Is there some kind of turtle disease I don't know about? Is she a Turkle?

 

[Plain_View_Farm]

ROFL... A Turkle.... That's a good name for it.
We've had them do the same thing. Then when they do get upright look around like... "I meant to do that" and go about there business...

Silly turkeys...
David

 

[austinhart123]

my purebred babies do that... especially the bourbons

 

[lengel]

That's hilarious! Are they just top heavy or something?