Baby turkey covered in large hard bumps!

[FeatherLace]

I have a turkey that has a few large bumps all over. One on its eye, on its neck, on its beak, and on its wing. They are hard but movable, and don't seem to cause any pain. I do have 4 chickens with fowl pox but they are quarantined away from the babies, and these bumps showed up after they were quarantined. Are they fowl pox? Or something different? Do I need to quarantine him/her?

 

[R2elk]

I have a turkey that has a few large bumps all over. One on its eye, on its neck, on its beak, and on its wing. They are hard but movable, and don't seem to cause any pain. I do have 4 chickens with fowl pox but they are quarantined away from the babies, and these bumps showed up after they were quarantined. Are they fowl pox? Or something different? Do I need to quarantine him/her?

Looks like fowl pox to me.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I do have 4 chickens with fowl pox but they are quarantined away from the babies, and these bumps showed up after they were quarantined.

Pox is a virus.. and most folks cannot achieve a true quarantine no matter how hard they try. Looks like dry Pox.

Once the pox presented in the chickens.. it was too late to quarantine.. ALL other birds in the vicinity had already been exposed and just not showing symptoms yet.. Pox like so many is a slow moving virus and may be on board WAY before symptoms ever present being spread through the air, through contact, and through mosquito bites.. If folks had a more clear understanding.. they might be more compliant about the Covid thing.. You CAN be SICK and SPREADING virus and bacteria to others without ANY current symptoms.. and it will attack the weak first...

If it were me.. no quarantine for pox.. get it over with and support the immune system through excellent nutrition.. MAYBE a little probiotics or Poultry Cell for an immune system boost.. And search out any mosquito hot spots and eliminate them.

 

[FeatherLace]

Pox is a virus.. and most folks cannot achieve a true quarantine no matter how hard they try. Looks like dry Pox.

Once the pox presented in the chickens.. it was too late to quarantine.. ALL other birds in the vicinity had already been exposed and just not showing symptoms yet.. Pox like so many is a slow moving virus and may be on board WAY before symptoms ever present being spread through the air, through contact, and through mosquito bites.. If folks had a more clear understanding.. they might be more compliant about the Covid thing.. You CAN be SICK and SPREADING virus and bacteria to others without ANY current symptoms.. and it will attack the weak first...

If it were me.. no quarantine for pox.. get it over with and support the immune system through excellent nutrition.. MAYBE a little probiotics or Poultry Cell for an immune system boost.. And search out any mosquito hot spots and eliminate them.

Yeah I'm going to give up with the quarantine since there are so many with it already...just gonna focus on getting rid of mosquitoes. Any tips for that??

Also, since its just dry pox, is there a possibility it could change to wet pox or are those two different viruses? Will my babies be okay? I have geese, guineas, turkeys, and ducks all aged 7 weeks. My chickens are all 16 weeks so I'd assume they'll be okay?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Yeah I'm going to give up with the quarantine since there are so many with it already...just gonna focus on getting rid of mosquitoes. Any tips for that??

Also, since its just dry pox, is there a possibility it could change to wet pox or are those two different viruses? Will my babies be okay? I have geese, guineas, turkeys, and ducks all aged 7 weeks. My chickens are all 16 weeks so I'd assume they'll be okay?

Oh gosh... Adding your general location will help folks make their best possible suggestions at a glance. Maybe google it up, what are appropriate abatement methods for your area. I'm fortunate enough to have a swallow nesting on my patio. And inside coop I use (if needed) a permethrin based "horse fly spray", safe for use on poultry and when used correctly effective at getting rid of lice, mites. fleas, etc.. I originally bought it to keep mosquitoes off my goats.

Also, if you are keeping those species together long term, maybe contact your department of agriculture and find out if black head is an issue in YOUR area.. it has not been an issue at my location, and with some fecal testing and treatment IF needed, can diminish the likely hood of occurrence.. but now I've mentioned it in case it wasn't on your radar yet.

I don't think there's an age limit to when poultry can get pox, but I would presume your chickens are next and just fighting it off a little better maybe because they are stronger at that age. BUT I could be wrong! I would still presume they *SHOULD* be okay even if they do contract it.

 

[FeatherLace]

Oh gosh... Adding your general location will help folks make their best possible suggestions at a glance. Maybe google it up, what are appropriate abatement methods for your area. I'm fortunate enough to have a swallow nesting on my patio. And inside coop I use (if needed) a permethrin based "horse fly spray", safe for use on poultry and when used correctly effective at getting rid of lice, mites. fleas, etc.. I originally bought it to keep mosquitoes off my goats.

Also, if you are keeping those species together long term, maybe contact your department of agriculture and find out if black head is an issue in YOUR area.. it has not been an issue at my location, and with some fecal testing and treatment IF needed, can diminish the likely hood of occurrence.. but now I've mentioned it in case it wasn't on your radar yet.

I don't think there's an age limit to when poultry can get pox, but I would presume your chickens are next and just fighting it off a little better maybe because they are stronger at that age. BUT I could be wrong! I would still presume they *SHOULD* be okay even if they do contract it.

Blackhead has not been an issue in my area before according to my research, and when we finish building the coops my Turkeys and Guineas will be housed in one, chickens in another, and waterfowl in another.

I saw the permethrin spray at Tractor Supply but I believe it said "hazard to humans and domestic animals" on the back so i didn't want to risk it. If you've tried it and it's been okay then I guess ill try it to.

My chickens were the first to show signs. I saw one chicken with a swollen bloody bump on her comb and thought it was from pecking or scratching so I just kept putting wound spray on it but it didn't go away. Then one of my Ayam Cemanis got a bump on her eye that was slowly making her eye close (she can't see out of that eye right now) so I took her to the vet and she said it was fowl pox. I checked everyone else over and I saw tiny bumps beginning on 3 other chickens so I quarantined, then two more showed signs so I added them to quarantine. Then my turkey started showing those signs so I kinda gave up since I had no way of telling who was already affected and just asymptomatic. I didn't think quarantine would do much help if everyone was already affected anyways.

Should they be vaccinated after the virus is gone? Can it show up again or will they be unable to get it again, like covid?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I saw the permethrin spray at Tractor Supply but I believe it said "hazard to humans and domestic animals" on the back so i didn't want to risk it.

Not safe for use in cats.

Should they be vaccinated after the virus is gone?

I would not, but you should discuss it with your vet and go from there.