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I have 3 regular BBW turkeys and 1 very unlucky BBW turkey. UNlucky has had nothing but problems since I brought him home. I say him, but I don't really know which it is yet. A few days after comming home the other three turkeys were piking unlucky's vent. So I took him out brought him into the...

How soon can one tell the sex of a turkey, and how is it done?

The little Poult is not bleeding anymore. When I cleaned the bottom I saw two small places on the outer rim of the vent which were the cause of the blood. They scabbed over night. The vent area remains clear but its like the vent is an outie rather than an Innie. Will this correct itself over...

UPDATE!! The little Poult is not bleeding anymore. When I cleaned the bottom I saw two small places on the outer rim of the vent which were the cause of the blood. They scabbed over night. The vent area remains clear but its like the vent is an outie rather than an Innie. Will this correct...

I also posted this in the Turkey forum but thought it might be good to post here... Background: I have 4 BBW turkeys I bought 3 days ago. They are almost all feathered so I believe them to be a few weeks old, but I am not sure of the age. They are currently in a brooder in the garage with no...

Background: I have 4 BBW turkeys I bought 3 days ago. They are almost all feathered so I believe them to be a few weeks old, but I am not sure of the age. They are currently in a brooder in the garage with no heat light because it is 75+ here at night and 90 in the day. Where they are in the...

I want to run this by you all before we do it. I have been wanting to get turkeys for almost 2 years, and we were so lucky that our feed store just happened to have some! They are Broad Breasted White turkeys and will be ready for slaughter around Thanksgiving. Right now I don't know what sex...

Ok. We already have chickens, and we have been wanting turkeys and we finally saw some at the feedstore today... almost 2 years we have been waiting to get some!! They only had whilte broad brested turkeys, eventually I would really like to have some burbons. Anyway... We got 4 I am not really...

He can't eat or drink on his own right now, I have been feeding him vitamin/electrolyte powder in water and baby bird food with syringes... how much should he be getting every day until he is strong enough to do it on his own?

Wally is drinking the baby bird formula from a ramekin with encouragement. I usually have to dip his beak in it... I still don't know how often I should be trying to feed him that. Or at what point I should thicken the formula... He can stand and walk without falling but when he does, he...

To add to my current frustration: Normally I come here when I have chicken problems and hang out with people in chat, which always makes me feel better. I haven't been here in a couple weeks ((Comment questioning moderation removed)) Worse, I have searched for the user names of those I enjoyed...

My injured roo has made it through the night. he is drinking the better part of two ml of vitamin electrolyte water every 1-2 hours. His eyes are open and he can move around and stand for short periods. He is no longer bleeding from his mouth. and it is clear and his eyes and nose are clear. He...

My sweet little Wally Welsummer roo was badly injured today and may be beyond saving but DH is very attached...When he isn't holding him the bird is in a clean bathtub on some towels. I feel bad for both of them. So If you could just think of them tonight. I would be grateful..

Update! He made it through the night. I got up every so often to give him some water with the vitamin electrolyte powder. If it had been more than an hour I gave him two full ml with the syringe. He drank the majority of it. His eyes were open around 8:30 am and he can move around, and stand...

Her eyes and nose are clear but she cant breathe very well. and what I am guessing is an occasional sneeze is a rather violent motion of her body in which she also makes a skwaking noise I have her separated from the others in a warm place in the house. Her BM's are normal and I have been able...

it has been below freezing several nights here in Louisiana. Last night it was 19. Everyone has been sleeping on the front porch since I can keep it more toasty in there. I was awakened before the alarm went off this morning by a strange chicken noise and at first I thought it was my rooster...

I Bought 6 chicks from the local feed store at the end of the summer. When I got them they were already starting to feather. I estimate that they should be laying about two weeks ago at least. I put the little decoy eggs into the nesting box, and went back later to see that they had taken them...

Not many of us here are vets, and we try to act in the best interest of our birds for their health and safety... Please be careful when giving shots... I gave my Honey bird a shot of Penicillin because the hens had been looking a little off for a few days... and I thought to try a three day...

I am down to two (formerly 8) hens and a rooster. All the chickens seem to be dieing from different causes/exhibiting different symptoms. The chickens stay in a chicken tractor which has been kept moving around a big tree in the shade for the summer, and I currently use hay as bedding. My last...

What can I do to help the swelling go down? She is not using the leg but is still hanging out with the flock pretty well. I don't detect any breaks or external injuries... what could cause this? I will try to get a picture up soon!