Do turkeys catch colds; sneeze runny nose?

[laturcotte1]

Just as I was walking out of Jacks coop he sneezed, just a tiny little bit but it was definately a sneeze. I got up closer and sure enough he has a runny nose. Do they catch the common cold or could this be the start of something worse. Is there something I can give him now before it gets worse. If it gets worse what should i do? I turned his heat lamp on in case he wants to get under it. If my kids could hear me they'd say, "You'd tell us to buck up, shake it off."

 

[kellysmall87]

I know for sure that Chickens catch colds, so yes I would be 99.999% sure that Turkeys can too. Usually with chickens, I give tonic/apple cider vinegar in their water etc... this helps them to fight it off. Hope that helps. x

 

[laturcotte1]

I know for sure that Chickens catch colds, so yes I would be 99.999% sure that Turkeys can too. Usually with chickens, I give tonic/apple cider vinegar in their water etc... this helps them to fight it off. Hope that helps. x

Thanks so much. How much apple cider vinegar per gallon? What is tonic? Again thanks so much for resonding.

 

[laturcotte1]

Got it. 1 tbsp to 1 gallon.

 

[frank53061]

As a preventive I used the apple cider and spotted a runny beak from time to time but I think it helped as a preventive to keep them healthy.
I started with 17 Red Bourbon Poults and at 9 months still have 17.

 

[kellysmall87]

No problem. Tonic is vitamin laden liquid, like the apple cider vinegar. I may go and put some in my chickens water before winter gets here, give them a boost! Is he any better yet? x

 

[laturcotte1]

Just gave it to him last night. I bought the ACV and couldn't open it, literally, I couldn't open it. waited for my husband to come home and he had to saw the bottle (plastic) open, luckily it wasn't glass. I swear they super glued the top on. So I just got it into his water late last night after he was in bed. His first dose was probably this morning.

 

[ivan3]

Poultry don't develop `colds' per se. However, symptoms that appear `cold-like' can indicate either bacterial/viral (or some combination) disease(s).

Very common (keep an eye out for swelling of sinuses under eyes: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/203402.htm

& http://www.poultry.msstate.edu/extension/pdf/Mycoplasmosis.pdf

Might be viral instead of bacterial: http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_standards/tahm/2.03.15_TURKEY_RHINO.pdf