Recent content by CityChick15

Hello All, Any thoughts on Turkey with a cloudy eye?

Hi all, 1 year old male turkey with a cloudy eye. It looks like a cloud on the top of his eye. He blinks with that eye more than normal so I know its bothering him. He runs into things so I think he cant see out of that side as well. Can Turkeys get cataracts? Is this a worm? Injury? Has anyone...

My 2 year old (ish) Banty Hen is acting drunk, she wobbles around and is not eating or drinking on her own. I can coax her to gobble down a chopped up grape (or two). The last three days she has only eaten two grapes per day. Which is very unusual, she is typically a heavy eater. No swollen...

I am new to hatching eggs, what are the dimensions of the incubator you are selling? Would it work for turkey eggs? An incubator is on my list for Christmas, knowing my father I will need to give him your EXACT information or he will end up ordering something completely different. Thanks!

Wow! those are really pretty birds! I have a Royal Palm Tom and a Chocolate hen (although my Hen could be the identical twin sister of your pictured bourbon red hen, so maybe my girl is actaully a BR, instead of the far more rare chocolate, which actually makes more sense). The cross between the...

Turkeys are great in the city, better than chickens I think, they have a size advantage when it comes to surviving city predators. I started out with Chickens and on a whim purchased two Chocolate turkeys and now I just cant wait to add more turkeys to my flock. Like you I live in the City so...

Chocolate Turkey, shes about 6 months old and progressively getting worse

Thanks KuntryGirl, Lovely pic of your turkey! Have any of your birds had a severe leg problem? I really do not want to cull her, but she looks so sad by the end of the day (after wobbling around on it all day) I worry about my girl! Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

My Girl is not getting any better. Actually her spirit now seems to be suffering. She just looks tired all the time and sad in her eyes. Every night she makes it to the top of the chicken coop (about 10ft off the ground) so she still must have some strength left. She is eating normally and lets...

Miss Lydia thanks for the info! The leg issue is a recent development, probably three weeks now. Its just slowly getting worse. Again thanks all for your advice and thought! -L

Any more thoughts? Should I isolate her in an inside cage so she doesn't walk on the leg, do you think that would help it heal??

I have been feeding my turkey a high protein game bird feed, I intended to purchase a layer feed, but picked up the wrong bag. Could too much protein be the issue? My other turkey who is the same age does not have any problems, I need to do something because the injured turkey is getting worse...

Could it be gout??

My first youtube upload, can everyone view the video? Sorry for the poor quality, I used my Iphone

One of my chocolate hens (I think) has a leg that is almost turned out 90 degrees, she wobbles along and it eating and drinking normally but it looks really uncomfortable. The issues is with the upper joint the femur/thigh so splinting has not worked. I administer "physical therapy" on a daily...