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  1. Boggy Bottom Bantams

    young turkey with large welts on head?

    sounds like mycoplasma gallepsum, chronic respritory disease, mixed with the pox. Swollen eyes, congestion, basic cold like symptoms are signs of it. It is very contagious between birds, and often brought in unkown as once a bird gets it, they can get better, but will always be a carrier, also...
  2. Boggy Bottom Bantams

    young turkey with large welts on head?

    well darn, I hate that, and yes, now I see what you mean, if the new ones were like that, theres a good chance that's where the squiters got it from and then spread it to the others via bites So sorry
  3. Boggy Bottom Bantams

    young turkey with large welts on head?

    Quote: yes, both can have both forms of pox, all will die usually on the wet pox though... This usually doesnt come from new birds, like I said above, just mosquitos that have it, they can get it from anywhere, domestic or wild birds, then bite your babies and they have it. Mosquite bites, of...
  4. Boggy Bottom Bantams

    young turkey with large welts on head?

    from the description, the poster on fowl pox is 100% right. It's fowl pox, very often yes from mosquito bites on the first infections, others can now get it by picking the knots or scabs on it. If they survive, they will build an immunity to the virus, kind of like us and chicken pox. There is...
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