blackhead

  1. Ohio Duck

    Adding new chickens after your flock may be carrying a disease? What if the disease is likely present in your soil? (Blackhead)

    Hello, Does anyone have experience bringing in new chickens after dealing with disease in your flock? There's lots of advice for how to avoid bringing sick birds into a healthy flock, but what if your girls are the problem? Over the winter I lost three of my six 4-month old pullets to...
    • Ohio Duck
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    • blackhead blackhead prevention chicks disease flock additions illness immunity
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  2. Ohio Duck

    Paralyzed 4 month old pullets

    Hi, on Jan 16 one of my pullets started getting wobbly and walking on her hocks. By the next morning she couldn't walk at all and could barely stand without falling over. I brought her inside and have been treating her for vitamin B deficiency. She can eat and drink on her own, but she can't...
  3. T

    Blackhead In Eastern Texas

    Has anyone known of Blackhead being a problem in Eastern Texas (Midway/Madisonville area)? I want to start raising a small flock of turkeys this spring but I need to make sure I have their set-up right before getting them. I do have a small flock of chickens as well. Thank you all for your...
  4. E

    Blackhead?? Or just a bird that needs a bath?

    I’ve been worrying about my turkey hen because in the last few days her head has turned an even, consistent black all over - there are chickens within a quarter acre of her space, though they’re kept separate, so it’s not impossible. But she’s not acting sick or lethargic in any way. I did...
    • Eudy
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    • blackhead turkey unless it isnt
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Turkeys
  5. H

    Yellow diarrhea, not eating, lethargic - help!

    Hello! I need help. My chicken has been distancing herself from my flock for a few days and then I watched her poop what looked like egg yolk with a fleshy mass in it. I’ve isolated her for a few days since then. She has eaten a very small amount and has drank very little water. I was able to...
  6. JamieMcClain

    Blackhead

    One of my hens has came down with blackhead im afraid. Yellow dropping. Droopy wings. Listless. I’ve separated her. She’s still eating and drinking. I put cayenne and garlic in her water. Along with electrolytes. And have flagyl on the way for her. I know she may be lost to us already but my...
  7. T

    So I have histomoniasis (blackhead) in my turkeys...

    We are new to turkeys this year. I promised my wife after we moved and had space, I would get her turkeys. We settled on wanting heritage breeds and chose to go with the Narragansett. We bought 3 birds that were supposed to be 8 weeks or so old and put them in a new 19x11 pen on Aug 3rd. about a...
    • Thorned
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    • blackhead histomoniasis turkey
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Turkeys
  8. m1chelle1

    Turkey with blackhead, unsure how to proceed...

    Hello all, My 4 month old rescue turkey Jasper (BBB) has blackhead, I believe (yellow stools, lethargic, weak). He was very lethargic yesterday and was in bad shape last night. Was looking so bad I was sure he wouldnt make it. I gave him water with poultry vitamins through a syringe for the...
  9. T

    Young turkey sick please help!

    We have a young Tom that seems dizzy/unbalanced since yesterday. His tail feathers seem a bit unkept. He has been eating grass seeds in our field and did seem to eat okay this morning. We can’t figure out what could be going on. He is on a property that has ducks, chickens, goats, and pigs. Our...
    • tfam
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    • #dizzy blackhead help turkey unbalanced wobbly
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Turkeys
  10. saracarver3

    Blackhead disease

    So it’s one thing after another with the raising of my birds. I recently rescued a BBW turkey (first mistake). The poor thing looked awful but I could tell she didn’t have a good home, and was told that she was getting beaten up by other turkey hens. So I quarantined her and gave antibiotics...
  11. PioneerChicks

    Opinions on Blackhead?

    I'm really excited about getting turkeys next year, but, I'm concerned about Blackhead. I do have chickens, but I can keep the turkeys separate from them. However, if possible, I would prefer not to change my shoes and shirt every time I go from the chickens to turkeys, and it would definitely...
  12. Nelson-Collier

    🚨 Potential Dying Hen? Help??!

    (Pictures provided below.) One of my 7 laying hens has been extremely lethargic and listless for the past couple of days. I first noticed it when I let them out the other day to roam while supervised (I have a large caged in run I keep them in, adequate feed and water). After they all ran out...
    • Nelson-Collier
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    • #blackhead #turkeypoult #sickness #hen #sickhen #lathargic blackhead blackhead treatment coccidiose coccidiosis emergencies emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures emergency sick 2 year old hen
    • Replies: 66
    • Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
  13. H

    Blackhead disease - please help

    We came home tonight to a sick turkey. Couldn’t stand or lift its head. Looked like it just wanted to lay there and die. My husband brought it in the porch and held it for about ten minutes and then it died. it pooped on his shirt and it was runny and yellow. We are thinking blackhead disease. I...
  14. jaks2578

    Raising Poults and Chicks together?

    Good afternoon all :) I purchased one Royal Palm poult and one Broad Breasted Bronze poult along with 10 Silkie chicks from the local feed store. All were between one to three days old. They have been in the same brooder for approximately a week. Can I raise turkeys with chickens? What is...
    • jaks2578
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    • blackhead raising chickens raising turkeys turkey babies
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Turkeys
  15. AltonaAcres

    Can I integrate these poults yet?

    Hey fellow poultry lovers! I had a question regarding integrating my turkey poults into my chick's pen. So, we got 25ish heavy breed chicks on April 3rd. On April 16th, we got 2 meat turkeys. The chicks are now feathered, and are enjoying the sunshine in a pen outside. (They have a heat lamp in...
  16. Noellereagan

    Deworming poults? Yes or no?

    I have an affliction. I’m a clean freak. It extends to my coops. I have 8 - 8 week old poults and 7 - 16 week mixed breed chickens. They’ve been side by side for months now. I clean both coops twice daily. Sometimes this means I’m out cleaning until well after midnight. My point is - it’s always...
    • Noellereagan
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    • blackhead dewormer mixed flock poults
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Turkeys
  17. Hua

    Help! Very tired hen without an appetite

    Hi! One of our year old chickens is sick and I’m not sure what’s going on. I noticed her acting sluggish yesterday. Today she isn’t drinking and her crop is empty. I moved her to her own pin within the coop and gave her some treats. She ate a little, but still won’t drink. She mainly stands with...
  18. auntphibian

    Turkey Not eating, thin

    Okay, my neighbor has a turkey under a year old. A little over a week ago, I was informed that he had Black head disease (diagnosed by my neighbor). He said he had yellow poop and he had stopped eating, but still drinking and still up and around. Some background: he has one small pen and he...
  19. jopheso

    Avian Pox aka Fowl Pox

    I want to document a case of avian pox. We had this in our flock last year and it was really scary because of how ugly it looks and how long it lasts. We actually lost 2 birds to this because we didnt know what to do. I want to try to help anyone new to this. It is NOT blackhead which is deadly...
    • jopheso
    • Thread
    • avian pox blackhead fowl pox
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Turkeys
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