Help! Turkey spots

[Turkeyquestion]

Help! These spots just showed up on our tom. He’s acting totally normal. Is this fowl pox? Blackhead? Of course it’s all right before we harvest for thanksgiving. Is the meat ok?

 

[MysteryChicken]

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Help! These spots just showed up on our tom. He’s acting totally normal. Is this fowl pox? Blackhead? Of course it’s all right before we harvest for thanksgiving. Is the meat ok?

Scabs. He's been either fighting, or being picked on.

 

[Turkeyquestion]

Scabs. He's been either fighting, or being picked on.

Thanks for quick response! My son did say he noticed them fighting. I just got freaked out by Google. How can you tell difference between pox scabs and fighting scabs? Pattern?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thanks for quick response! My son did say he noticed them fighting. I just got freaked out by Google. How can you tell difference between pox scabs and fighting scabs? Pattern?

Scabs from fighting are always dark red/black, & irregular.

Scabs from pox are usually obvious, & are often kinda brown. Pox can very in size, & amount, though.