No not an avian vet! Clansman.
Just a vet who had to check his vet meds book to see if my antibiotic was safe on turkeys. They cant all be experts at everything can they?
But then my avian vet who I thought was very good has had me using ivermectin as a spot on wormer for a year until her colleague advised me that it's not effective for internal parasites. [size=78%] [/size]I'm sure that you will be right about the medicated crumb but sadly its a bit late for that now. The person that I bought them from said they couldnt have medicated crumb and was feeding them unmedicated chicken crumb. It is genuinely difficult to tell the difference between someone who really knows what they are talking about and someone who thinks they know what they are talking about.
The vet said to buy her some tinned sweetcorn to try and tempt her to eat. I asked if she could eat that as I had read that they shouldnt have wheat until 12 weeks. His view was to give her anything as long as she would eat something and suggested pasta ( prepared outside on a primas stove of course) i dont think he knew about the development of their digestive system.
I duly made her an exciting feast of sunflower seeds, tuna, pasta and sweet corn with mealworms on top which I knew full well she wouldnt eat. I was right. She simply pooed on it and went to bed.
Turkeys just dont seem to have the same enthusiasm for food that chickens have. So I'm relaying on the gregarious, social nature of the group to encourage her. Oh and large doses of good old Aunti - B.
Wish me luck....I may need it