A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[memphis]

Yeah....they do love a roof...

 

[sfgwife]

Awwww. Cletis was struttin his whole four tail feathers this mornin! . We haven't seen him do it before. He was lookin for a lil love with his wings all posed and gobblin to his ladies as he followed them round. He either got him a lil sumptin sumptin or gave up. But he was tryin with all his might. I wanted to take pics of his pittiful lookin self but we were sendin the kids back to ky so we had the grandbaby to kiss all over.

 

[duluthralphie]

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I recognize that look: "hey mom, how do I get down?"

I have a young one when free ranging in the pole barn gets on top the show birds cages and then gets afraid and can figure out how to get down. I need to catch it or push it down.

 

[Flashpoint]

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I have a young one when free ranging in the pole barn gets on top the show birds cages and then gets afraid and can figure out how to get down. I need to catch it or push it down.

My dark bronze looking hen, Brandie, will get on the roof shed almost at the time they are to go into the pen. I use a water hose and spray behind her til she gets to the edge. Then she will either walk down the woven wire top or jump off and run back around to the gate.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Hey guys, can anyone help this person? I have no advice or experience to help.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-whats-wrong-with-my-turkey.1200289/

 

[casportpony]

Hey guys, can anyone help this person? I have no advice or experience to help.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-whats-wrong-with-my-turkey.1200289/

I just replied. To me it looks like a severe case of pox. I've only ever seen pox in chickens, and I've read that they can get the scabs in featherless places, but that's the first time I've seen it.

If someone else thinks it's not not, please let me know, and don't worry about correcting me.

 

[duluthralphie]

My thoughts went to blackhead because of scabs on head and ragged condition. However, on second thought reading what you wrote it could be pox. I, thankfully, have never seen either.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

My thoughts went to blackhead because of scabs on head and ragged condition. However, on second thought reading what you wrote it could be pox. I, thankfully, have never seen either.

I thought blackhead too but I haven't studied up on the diseases much since I haven't seen them. I didn't want to give any wrong advice. I guess I probably should do some studying, just in case I ever need to know

 

[R2elk]

I just replied. To me it looks like a severe case of pox. I've only ever seen pox in chickens, and I've read that they can get the scabs in featherless places, but that's the first time I've seen it.

If someone else thinks it's not not, please let me know, and don't worry about correcting me.

I don't believe the poster has provided sufficient information to be jumping to any conclusions. I have seen poultry that looked like that from being worked over by other poultry and it didn't have anything to do with disease. Since the poster has not provided any background information regarding any other poultry or animals that may have had contact with that turkey there is no telling what it could be.

 

[casportpony]

My thoughts went to blackhead because of scabs on head and ragged condition. However, on second thought reading what you wrote it could be pox. I, thankfully, have never seen either.

I thought blackhead too but I haven't studied up on the diseases much since I haven't seen them. I didn't want to give any wrong advice. I guess I probably should do some studying, just in case I ever need to know

In 2013 I had wet and dry pox in a bunch of chickens, and one pigeon had a scab on it's foot. All but 1 or 2 survived, but I did have to give several of them supportive care.

Regarding blackhead... It does not cause scabs on the head, nor does it turn their heads black, though it might cause their heads to turn purple just before they die.

• https://www.mdwfp.com/media/4006/blackheaddisease.pdf
• http://www.thepoultrysite.com/artic...-organic-poultry-blackhead-in-turkeys-part-1/
• https://www.scribd.com/doc/62159343/Poultry-Diseases-and-Their-Treatment#page=73
  
• http://www.aaapjournals.info/doi/abs/10.1637/7420-081005R.1?journalCode=avdi&code=aaap-site