bumpy Scabs on a few of my hen's neck? *Pictures* *UPDATE* POST *32

[kuntrygirl]

I have been missing the posts from this thread. I thought that I was subscribed but I must have accidentally unsubscribed myself.

So sorry to hear this news. How long have you had your turkeys?

Were the scabs associated with Mycoplasma or just the puffy face? Well I'm sad to hear this but glad that you found out what is going on.

Sorry again about not replying but I was accidentally unsubscribed To this thread. But your were in excellent company with Frosty providing VERY knowledgeable feedback and support . As always thanks Frosty.

 

[Farmerboy16]

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I got my first turkeys last year May.
The scabs came out the same time with Mycoplasma.

Thanks Kuntrygirl and Frosty.

 

[Frosty]

I don't know if they can test very young poults? I have never seen it done and don't know how much blood they need.

My guess is that the scab and mycoplasma were two different things. Mycoplasma can be there and not show symptoms. Stress can bring it out. If they had fowl pox I am sure that would stress them a bit, along with the immune system.

kuntrygirl

Thank you for the kind words. I don't have first hand experience with either of these, I just read a lot. I need to have my flock tested, as soon as I figure out who to get to do the testing. I can draw the blood, just need to figure out who to send it to.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Frosty, I was thinking 2 different things as well. I agree with Frosty in that they would need a lot of blood. The reason being when I called the State Vet to come out and draw blood from my Tom turkey when he had all of those respiratory problems, the state vet said that he had to be able to draw enough blood in order to send off for testing and if he couldn't draw enough blood, he wouldn't be able to do the test. So, I don't think that a poult would have enough blood for the required amount for testing.

So Frosty, what is the treatment schedule, what meds and how often do u think this will return? I also wondered how does one know if it's a respiratory problem or is it mycoplasma?

I always get so nervous when I read posts that talk about their birds have CRP or Mycoplasma. Makes me look at my birds, especially my turkeys even closer.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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So what are you going to do about the turkeys? What did the vet say about kinds of meds to administer, how often and outcome?

 

[Farmerboy16]

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So what are you going to do about the turkeys? What did the vet say about kinds of meds to administer, how often and outcome?

I put them on craigslist, as meat birds.

 

[Farmerboy16]

Do you think that I can ask the breeder if he could have the turkeys tested, I mean the testing is free, just pay for the postage. Its $5.30 to ship.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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So what are you going to do about the turkeys? What did the vet say about kinds of meds to administer, how often and outcome?

I put them on craigslist, as meat birds.

What did u list as meat birds? The sick turkeys?

 

[Farmerboy16]

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I put them on craigslist, as meat birds.

What did u list as meat birds? The sick turkeys?

Yes, as Thanksgiving turkeys.

 

[Frosty]

Just make sure that any potential buyers know that while they would be safe to eat, they can't keep them as breeders and don't expose them to other turkeys that they plan to keep. You can certainly ask the breeder if they would consider testing their birds, and I would want to see proof that they did and are clean before buying more. You can always tell them that a clean test would be a great selling point, too

kuntrygirl, the only way to know if it's mycoplasma would be to have them tested. There really is no way to tell when it will show symptoms. It never goes away, the birds will remain carriers. It can pass through the egg so unless they are pets and you don't plan to sell poults, it's best to cull. When they show with a swollen sinus, that is caused by a secondary infection and can be treated with Tylan.

Trust me, I understand nervous... The state is coming out tomorrow to test my birds for AI (Avian Influenza). I've possibly got Marek's disease in the chicken flock and it's reportable to the state. They didn't seem too concerned, but wanted to test for AI even though there is no reason to suspect they have it. I don't have to let them test, but I felt it would be good to make sure that we don't have it. The thing is, if it comes back positive there is a good chance that they will destroy all of my birds. The part that makes me really nervous is that I got my pair of peafowl in October 2008. Within a few days the peacock had a swollen sinus so I contacted the seller. She said that some of her birds had that too. Sinus problems are also a symptom for AI, so I will be a nervous wreck until this is all done. If it comes back clean for AI, then I will probably look at having a necropsy done on one of the chickens and see about having the birds tested for Mycoplasma. I haven't had sinus problems in any of them since then, if I'm lucky maybe they don't have anything?