A Christmas Miracle for 2 Baby Turkeys
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A Christmas Miracle for 2 Baby Turkeys
Lyric and Jazz are two precious lives who have escaped the sad fate that awaits others of their species. They came to Twin Heart Animal Sanctuary (a registered non-profit in Tappen, BC, www.facebook.com/twinheartsanctuary) recently and it is obvious that they originated in a hatchery as infrared laser treatment had been done to their beaks and the tips have since sloughed off.
I'm not sure if it was more painful for them or for me as I watched them try to pick up food and to drink. They've had to relearn how to live.
They are of the type you find, unceremoniously wrapped, in grocery freezers.
Unfortunately, they have not been bred for a long life, and chances are very good that they will not have one. They get far too big (cannot even breed and must be violently inseminated) for their organs and the latter simply cannot continue.
However, while they are alive, we plan to do everything in our power to give them the best time possible!
It's winter here and currently the babies are living in the house. But they need their own quarters as they are growing SO fast that they're taking over plus they have to be too closely supervised to have fun. They'll still come in at night-- just to make sure they are warm enough.
We have an 8 x 12 feed shack and have decided it'll make a great Turkey House, once it is insulated, lights affixed, and a safe heater installed.
And then they can run and perch (while they can) and dust bathe.
But we need to get on this because they're beginning to believe that the house-goat's bed and blanket are a dust bath!
Any amount is so very much appreciated and Jazz and Lyric are at my feet, peeping their agreement.
Lyric and Jazz are two precious lives who have escaped the sad fate that awaits others of their species. They came to Twin Heart Animal Sanctuary (a registered non-profit in Tappen, BC, www.facebook.com/twinheartsanctuary) recently and it is obvious that they originated in a hatchery as infrared laser treatment had been done to their beaks and the tips have since sloughed off.
I'm not sure if it was more painful for them or for me as I watched them try to pick up food and to drink. They've had to relearn how to live.
They are of the type you find, unceremoniously wrapped, in grocery freezers.
Unfortunately, they have not been bred for a long life, and chances are very good that they will not have one. They get far too big (cannot even breed and must be violently inseminated) for their organs and the latter simply cannot continue.
However, while they are alive, we plan to do everything in our power to give them the best time possible!
It's winter here and currently the babies are living in the house. But they need their own quarters as they are growing SO fast that they're taking over plus they have to be too closely supervised to have fun. They'll still come in at night-- just to make sure they are warm enough.
We have an 8 x 12 feed shack and have decided it'll make a great Turkey House, once it is insulated, lights affixed, and a safe heater installed.
And then they can run and perch (while they can) and dust bathe.
But we need to get on this because they're beginning to believe that the house-goat's bed and blanket are a dust bath!
Any amount is so very much appreciated and Jazz and Lyric are at my feet, peeping their agreement.
Organizer
Diane C. Nicholson
Organizer
Tappen, BC
