I have a turkey ( broadbreast bronze), 24 weeks old that I belive has blackhead. Her neck and head started swelling a bit and she has dark red lesions on the top of her head and neck. The feathers where the skin ends and feathers begin on the back of her neck seem to be wet? and falling out? She has the punch drunk look. She is drinking, I started her and the other birds ( 1 BB white, 2 BB bronze, 4 Burbon reds, 3 royal palms ) on antibiotics.
BACKGROUND- when these bb were 4 weeks old or so I had the same thing happen to a bb white. I did have them with the chickens. I moved them to there own area of the barn after that. I still have them near 50 freedom ranger meat birds.
My questions-
1. Does this sound like blackhead? I'll take pics when I get home tonight and post.
2. Could have it stayed dorment for the last 18 weeks and now comming back due to her being old?
3. I was planning on butchering the meat birds and the BB turkeys next Saturday, can the meat still be eaten if the bird is butchered?
BACKGROUND- when these bb were 4 weeks old or so I had the same thing happen to a bb white. I did have them with the chickens. I moved them to there own area of the barn after that. I still have them near 50 freedom ranger meat birds.
My questions-
1. Does this sound like blackhead? I'll take pics when I get home tonight and post.
2. Could have it stayed dorment for the last 18 weeks and now comming back due to her being old?
3. I was planning on butchering the meat birds and the BB turkeys next Saturday, can the meat still be eaten if the bird is butchered?
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