ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

Poult pile

So cute!

 

[autumnprairie]

Poult pile
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So cute!
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They are adorable

 

[elevan]

Are you my mama?

 

[elevan]

We had 2 weak poults on arrival. We just lost one and I half expect to lose the other too

In better news, Dove's clutch is starting to pip (a day late). She's one vicious broody. My hands are gonna be scarred from dealing with her.

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Congratulations on the new turkeys! They are adorable. What are the symptoms of that poult that is not doing too good? Fingers crossed she pulls through.

Congratulations on the broodies egg pip! I hope that you have chicks very soon!

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

when are the emu eggs due to hatch?

 

[elevan]

I cannot find Cinni's brown chick! She has the 2 yellow ones up on a roost with her. I'm really hoping that he is tucked under another hen...though I looked and didn't see him. Really hoping that I missed him some how. I checked the whole field and then sat in the middle of it and cried over him. I'm such a sap. If he was indeed a he then he would have went to the freezer...but every life is precious and I take really good care of my critters and love even the ones that will become food.

Congratulations on the new turkeys! They are adorable. What are the symptoms of that poult that is not doing too good? Fingers crossed she pulls through.

Really weak. Laying on it's chest with wings out, feet under it. That's exactly how I found the other one dead. Breathing seems to be proper respiration. I don't think it'll make it through the night.

All the rest are doing really well at this point.

Congratulations on the broodies egg pip! I hope that you have chicks very soon!

Dove has one yellow chick so far.

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

You do take good care of every one of your animals. It shows! Don't be so hard on yourself. I am sure you will find the little guy in the morning.
As far as the little poult: If he was a chicken, this is what I would do:
-Try feeding it some hard boiled egg.
-Seperate it from the rest so he won't get more injured by being trampled over.
-Feed him some sav-a-chick and/or polyvistol baby vitamins without iron.

I am not too familiar with turkeys so I am not sure if they are cared for similiar to that of a chick. Special Needs/Sick Chicks can be very touch and go (as you probably know). I have had a lot of special needs chicks this year. Good Luck with her.

 

[77Herford]

I cannot find Cinni's brown chick! She has the 2 yellow ones up on a roost with her. I'm really hoping that he is tucked under another hen...though I looked and didn't see him. Really hoping that I missed him some how. I checked the whole field and then sat in the middle of it and cried over him. I'm such a sap. If he was indeed a he then he would have went to the freezer...but every life is precious and I take really good care of my critters and love even the ones that will become food.

Congratulations on the new turkeys! They are adorable. What are the symptoms of that poult that is not doing too good? Fingers crossed she pulls through.

Really weak. Laying on it's chest with wings out, feet under it. That's exactly how I found the other one dead. Breathing seems to be proper respiration. I don't think it'll make it through the night.

All the rest are doing really well at this point.

Congratulations on the broodies egg pip! I hope that you have chicks very soon!

Dove has one yellow chick so far.

Just a big softy.

 

[elevan]

Good news: Cinni's little brown chick was safe and sound in the coop this morning. I wish I knew who he'd taken shelter under.

Bad news: I lost 2 turkey poults this morning...so I'm now down by 3. Not happy about this but as long as losses occur within 48 hours of arrival I'll receive credit for them.