Nine month old male turkey, kept as a pet with one turkey hen and a flock of chickens. He is getting over fowl pox (I assume he's recovering, there haven't been any new pox and the scabs are starting to fall off.) In the past few days he has started to close his eyes a lot, like he's tired all the time? He still eats and begs for treats and wanders around, but he's not acting 100% normal. When I cleaned the coop I noticed the poo under where he perches is loose and yellow (but not frothy, so not blackhead?) I should have taken a picture for reference, I'll try tomorrow. The hen is perfectly healthy, no pox so far and her poops are normal.
So does this sound like some secondary infection from the fowl pox? Or coccidiosis? Or blackhead? I contacted our extension office and they said blackhead isn't a problem in our area, but anything is possible of course. I've been giving him Rooster Booster just to try and support him. I also picked up some Durastat (oregano oil water treatment). I have Terramycin tablets and Corid powder on hand if they'd be anything to try. I also thought maybe I should spray his head with Vetricyn because where the scabs have come off look a little irritated. Any ideas or suggestions?
So does this sound like some secondary infection from the fowl pox? Or coccidiosis? Or blackhead? I contacted our extension office and they said blackhead isn't a problem in our area, but anything is possible of course. I've been giving him Rooster Booster just to try and support him. I also picked up some Durastat (oregano oil water treatment). I have Terramycin tablets and Corid powder on hand if they'd be anything to try. I also thought maybe I should spray his head with Vetricyn because where the scabs have come off look a little irritated. Any ideas or suggestions?
