Turkeys...Those Big Feathered Dogs

[Finnie]

I have about 150 chickens and 20 turkeys all living together..



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150 like this you mean?

 

[Finnie]

Motorcycle chick is this you? @Duckling and Spider

 

[Duckling and Spider]

@Duckling and Spider

Nope! I understand she is hiding from dangerous people. If she comes over, she will not use her other screen name.

 

[animalmom]

We have a flock of 20 wild turkeys that wander by every so often. Does that count? Gobble gobble?

 

[Duluthralphie]

We have a flock of 20 wild turkeys that wander by every so often. Does that count? Gobble gobble?

Only if you live in the vast wastelands of the north....

 

[Finnie]

Nope! I understand she is hiding from dangerous people. If she comes over, she will not use her other screen name.

Ha ha! Well if you see her, you can tell her she's welcome to hang out here incognito. We won't tell!

 

[Finnie]

Apparently we can still send PMs over at BYC! Someone mentioned it and Nifty said it works, but nothing we write there now will transfer. The transfer bus has already left, lol!

So I just PM'd everybody (from the last 3pages) on the turkey talk thread and gave them the link to here. Maybe more will come!

 

[Hillaire]

Hey guys Hillaire here... so I lost 2 more turkey poults today I am going to put some nutridrench in the water an oz to a quart right? The brooder has plenty of space and underneath the heat lamp is 100. they have access to feed Im not sure if they are piling at night or what maybe flipping over on their backs when I'm at work so I'm not there to rescue them...It really stinks... at 10$ a bird I hate to lose them... I'm down to 8 now

 

[Hillaire]

@Finnie good looks on the PM lol

 

[Finnie]

Hey guys Hillaire here... so I lost 2 more turkey poults today I am going to put some nutridrench in the water an oz to a quart right? The brooder has plenty of space and underneath the heat lamp is 100. they have access to feed Im not sure if they are piling at night or what maybe flipping over on their backs when I'm at work so I'm not there to rescue them...It really stinks... at 10$ a bird I hate to lose them... I'm down to 8 now

Maybe 100 is too high. Do you have any mentor chickens in with them? It might be worth hurrying out to buy some chicks, any chicks. Turkeys really need to be shown how to eat and drink.

Nutridrench can give them a boost, IF they drink it. But it's not going to perform miracles. If they don't eat and drink on their own, they are doomed. You may want to give them a drop straight to the beak. And you can mix up some feed into some Nutridrench water and give them wet mash. It might help them with their fluid intake. Just don't let it sit and spoil under the lamp.

Good luck!