Hello. Yesterday at a poultry swap, I was lucky enough to find someone selling some beautiful Chocolate Turkey poults and Sweetgrass Turkey poults. I couldn't resist and picked up 2, one of each. They are being raised in a brooder in my room next to me at my desk.
The first day I was afraid they were going to die. They just seemed cold when I picked them out and huddled them in my coat. In the car, I put them down for a minute to get in and the chocolate one pooped twice- both goopy stools with blood. Just to be safe, after we got them home and set them up in a brooder with a heat plate, we went to TSC and picked up amprolium 9.6% liquid and added that to their water at 2tsp per 1 gallon from another thread I'd read on here. They were very quiet all day and lethargic. They didn't want to eat. I was worried.
Later that night they picked up some. Started peeping. Came out and ate a few pieces, drank a little water. I noticed that every time I picked up or even poked the chocolate one, it would make a little raspy hiss, like a "tff tff" noise. It doesn't make constantly, only when it seems... stimulated I guess? The other one isn't making the noise at all. Today they're eating a lot better now, walking around, making more noises, but the chocolate one is still making this noise. I put a little vet RX on her nose and under her wings but I'm not sure if that would make a difference. I don't really know what else I can give her ATM since I'm doing a light corid treatment on them. I noticed last night she seemed to have some trouble swallowing too? I think she's a little better now, but she kept extending her neck after eating like she was trying to swallow. I rubbed her neck some to help her get it down. I'm thinking maybe something respiratory but I don't know what you can do with a young chick. They seem to only be a week or two old.
Thank you so much. Here are some photos for cuteness.
The first day I was afraid they were going to die. They just seemed cold when I picked them out and huddled them in my coat. In the car, I put them down for a minute to get in and the chocolate one pooped twice- both goopy stools with blood. Just to be safe, after we got them home and set them up in a brooder with a heat plate, we went to TSC and picked up amprolium 9.6% liquid and added that to their water at 2tsp per 1 gallon from another thread I'd read on here. They were very quiet all day and lethargic. They didn't want to eat. I was worried.
Later that night they picked up some. Started peeping. Came out and ate a few pieces, drank a little water. I noticed that every time I picked up or even poked the chocolate one, it would make a little raspy hiss, like a "tff tff" noise. It doesn't make constantly, only when it seems... stimulated I guess? The other one isn't making the noise at all. Today they're eating a lot better now, walking around, making more noises, but the chocolate one is still making this noise. I put a little vet RX on her nose and under her wings but I'm not sure if that would make a difference. I don't really know what else I can give her ATM since I'm doing a light corid treatment on them. I noticed last night she seemed to have some trouble swallowing too? I think she's a little better now, but she kept extending her neck after eating like she was trying to swallow. I rubbed her neck some to help her get it down. I'm thinking maybe something respiratory but I don't know what you can do with a young chick. They seem to only be a week or two old.
Thank you so much. Here are some photos for cuteness.
May I suggest that you get a food scale and start to weigh them daily. I suggest this because poults and peachicks can be difficult to raise, and at a young age should gain weight daily. If they are not gaining weight daily then you will need to figure out how to get them to eat more.
