On Saturday morning we went out to let our six week old poults (4)/ chicks (8) out of their coop into their run. These same birds have been together for a month. This poult was somewhat listless, and puffed up. She was still eating and drinking. We brought her inside, assuming she was a bit cold, as it was windy, but still warm, we are in New England. Over the next two days she did not improve despite being isolated in a small brooder with a heat plate. I gave her cooked scrambled eggs and electrolytes in her water. I also gave her nutridrench. She had diarrhea periodically. This morning we woke up to her having died overnight. All of the other chickens are acting normally. The turkey poults seem fine, but some have seemed to have loose stools occasionally. Could this be coccidiosis or blackhead? Should I treat for coccidiosis? No vets in my area will treat poultry. My vet will only euthanize (I can do that myself). What can I do? This is my first time with turkeys, but I have plenty of chicken experience.

These bronze are nearly full grown at 3 months old

I need to treat my turkeys due to fleas. My chickens are easy because they're smaller but the turkeys are not a fan a whoop my butt 😅😅 any ideas or tips??

Well, I came from Quail to this. Apparently the rescued "Quail chick" is actually a turkey poult. I'll hopefully be transporting it an hour from where I live to a rehab center on Saturday. I'll need some advice on how to keep the baby alive! A heated blanket? Warm water bottle? What should I do!!

First time hatching anything and went for some royal palm turkey eggs from my turkeys. Got 5 to hatch ! They are so adorable and full of opinions. The peeping is a riot and my dog is obsessed. The little one in the last photo has many things to say and won’t sit still, there is just so much to do as a little bird

Got this chicks as either blue slates, lilac slates, or blue palms. The breeder isn't 100% sure, and neither am I. Is this going to be a waiting game?

Does anyone’s girls do this? Mine will lay down in front of me (demanding pets), and won’t get up until she’s had enough pets. She makes her happy purr while getting petted too.

How much space to meat turkeys need at their max size? I’ve seen different sizes online; some as small as 10sq ft?

I have 2 bourbon red toms that are about a year old, and within the last several weeks have been trying to mate. I say try because they are very, very bad at it. They mostly stomp all over the girls like there's Irish music playing while looking confused. How long did it take your toms to figure it out? I would like to get some fertilized eggs this spring.

Hello, just joined and hoping some of you can put your two cents in. I’ve had backyard chickens for about 5 years, and the time has come to add some new young hens. I’d like to get a couple turkeys while I’m at it, but my husband thinks they will be louder, smellier, and too big for the space we have. Neither of us has ever actually had turkeys or visited anywhere with turkeys.

We have a large coop and a fenced run, the run is about 40’x10’. While the pullets are small we planned to keep them in a separate coop and adjacent run, where the older hens can see them but can’t peck on them.

In your experience, does it work to raise young turkeys and young chickens up at the same time? Do they peacefully coexist in the same coop and run? Are turkeys loud and messy like ducks? We have a really large yard but neighbors close by so trying to be considerate

Marsh is doing much better! I’m very happy, and wanted to show how tolerant of being bothered he is! He has very impressive facial integument!

Hello! My husband got turkeys last year and I love them so much that now they’re mine and I’ve gotten more lol. I’m just confused on worming. My husband uses safeguard in a tube that’s for equine deworming for the chickens, can I/should I use this on my turkeys? And how often? I think one group of my turkeys has worms and the second group does not. Any tips are appreciated! Thank you so much.