The hen in the first post is mostly better. I don't think the ronidazole did anything, she just got better on her own. She shook a lot of mucus and white clumps out of her mouth. I ddin't want to put her back with the flock yet but she took off when I opened the cage this morning.
The turkeys...
Thank you... do you remember how long wet fowl pox took to get better? And does it get a lot worse before it gets better?
Thank you, that is a good idea. I have metronidazole and oxytetracycline in my medicine cabinet. How long do you give oxytetracycline? i found dosage but it does not say how...
Thank you, I will order that! I also have ronidazole powder 6% for pigeons and topical clotrimazole cream. can i use one of those until the copper sulfate gets here?
Is the "wet dog" smell a symptom of canker? the healthy chickens do not have any smell, but the black hen in the first post smells strongly like wet dog.
thank you for the link. what tests should i order? there are so many. I know the deceased turkey was fowl pox. The ones now have different symptoms (like the one with just raspy breathing), so I wanted to see if it might be early stage fowl pox or a different respiratory disease.
I tried to photograph inside the beak but she won't cooperate :( It's just totally filled with white stuff that won't wipe away.
Photo of one of the turkeys that died ~3 weeks ago (warning very gross):
I have not treated with anything because i thought that fowl pox would go away by itself...
Crusty scabs on her nose and corner of beak. I could not get a photo of the inside of her mouth but there are black warts on the top and bottom, surrounded by thick white stuff that I can't wipe off. It smells like a wet dog. Her throat is very swollen (see photo). she tries to eat/drink but has...