patandchickens
Crazy Cat Lady
I posted over on BYC too but would like to hear what y'all would suggest too.
I do not generally buy adult birds, but "oops" I came home saturday with a pair of Ridley strain bronze turkeys maybe 4ish months old, from a very reputable breeder. However, possibly b/c of the circumstances of the few days before their sale, they seem to have a touch of coccidia not noticeable til I took them home. (I have not had a fecal done, I am just assuming that's what it is).
The birds themselves seem fine, not droopy or ruffled or anything. But their poo in the crate on the way home was a bit wet and very slightly blood-tinged; yesterday and their first poo of this morning it was a bit more so, distinctly a bit bloody and diarrhea-y. However their poos in the past six hrs or so have all looked pretty good to me, well formed with correct color and no visible blood.
I have been putting ACV in their water since they arrived, and will start feeding them medicated feed today (feedstore was closed yesterday).
Would you just continue that for the time being, or I do *have* some Sulmet I could give them, would you go ahead and do that now? This is my first experience with cocci, and as I've heard birds can go downhill very fast I am a bit wary. OTOH I don't want to hit them with Sulmet just on a whim, you know?
Also, as long as the birds themselves seem ok, it's all right to have them in an 8x8 outdoor tractor-type pen, right? With a tarp on the top and 3 sides for shelter? Even if it rains a little tonight?
Thanks for any opinions,
Pat
I do not generally buy adult birds, but "oops" I came home saturday with a pair of Ridley strain bronze turkeys maybe 4ish months old, from a very reputable breeder. However, possibly b/c of the circumstances of the few days before their sale, they seem to have a touch of coccidia not noticeable til I took them home. (I have not had a fecal done, I am just assuming that's what it is).
The birds themselves seem fine, not droopy or ruffled or anything. But their poo in the crate on the way home was a bit wet and very slightly blood-tinged; yesterday and their first poo of this morning it was a bit more so, distinctly a bit bloody and diarrhea-y. However their poos in the past six hrs or so have all looked pretty good to me, well formed with correct color and no visible blood.
I have been putting ACV in their water since they arrived, and will start feeding them medicated feed today (feedstore was closed yesterday).
Would you just continue that for the time being, or I do *have* some Sulmet I could give them, would you go ahead and do that now? This is my first experience with cocci, and as I've heard birds can go downhill very fast I am a bit wary. OTOH I don't want to hit them with Sulmet just on a whim, you know?
Also, as long as the birds themselves seem ok, it's all right to have them in an 8x8 outdoor tractor-type pen, right? With a tarp on the top and 3 sides for shelter? Even if it rains a little tonight?
Thanks for any opinions,
Pat