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I am also having this same issue with my 3-week-old turkey poult. He is being fed turkey starter feed, gamebird feed and vitamins in the water. He appeared somewhat normal when I got him as a hatchling, but he has down spiraled as he ages. He started looking like this, and now, a week later, he...

wow, you can't use corid and vitamins at the same time? I was not aware of this... do the vitamins affect the effectiveness of the amp?

Giving some vitamins and electrolytes in the water for a little bit is a safe bet to try too. I always add rooster booster or Sav-A-Chick powder in all my poultry's water if they ever act out of it.

I am so sorry to hear you had to do that, that's the worst part of being a chicken parent. :( Ill be praying for ya!

I might sadly have to do this. A bbw turkey poult I have is dealing with some leg issues.. His little knee joints are swollen and he is having a lot of trouble walking. He stands and walks short little distances, before stumbling over again... I don't want to see him in pain as he ages. This...

Thats exactly what I had originally typed! I think he is a brahma Wyandotte mix too!

He could be a faverolles rooster too.

The hackle and sattle feathers on him show he is a male! and as for breed, he looks to me like a brahma mix, with the feathers on his feet! Ill have to go through my chicken breed book to see what breed he actually is!

And yes, sadly like what Killmak said, you can try everything, but the chick may not make it in the end... If the mother has rejected the chick, it might mean there is something wrong, and that the hen knows the chick is sick and close to death. as terrible as that sounds. But hope for the best...

Oh no, alright.. sometimes first time mothers accidentally crush their babies, which can cause their legs to kind of look like that.. If the mother is not paying attention to the chick, then you need to set up a heatlamp, and have the temp between 90-95 degrees F. Well shoot, Im not sure what...

And also, don't worry if they seem very sleepy. It's completely normal for baby chicks to nap a lot during the first week of their lives! You'll see them just doze off for a few seconds, and then wake up chirping again. But something does seems off here. I would give the electrolytes and...

Aww, poor little baby. With her legs looking like that, I would separate the chick from the mother for a little bit, and start giving her an electrolyte and vitamin water solution. You can make your own electrolyte solution using recipes online, or you can buy a 10buck powder at tractor supply...

I am yes. I am feeding them Hubbard medicated turkey starter feed. Along with Sav-a-Chick probiotics and electrolytes in the water. What I am starting to suspect, is that the little guy has swallowed wood shavings, which may have caused him some impaction, which may have stopped some vital...

Hello, Unfortunately, no. No vet around here will see a turkey poult. ugh, that does kind of look like it.. I'm giving him some vitamins that have vitamins B and E in it, so I hope this is something he will grow out of. Thank you for your input!

Hello everyone. I come with concerns about a baby turkey poult I have. It is a 6-day-old BBW male turkey poult. I picked up 2 poults from the fairgrounds, who ordered them all from a hatchery. I noticed one poult was stumbling a little, but I just assumed it was the first-day walking stumbles...