is this foul pox? pictures??? help

[redhen]

I dont think fowl pox is on the legs? WHat about mites/lice?

 

[purpletree23]

When you thought ants were causing problems did you try to get rid of the ants?

 

[redhen]

OOh jeez! is it ants biting them?

You have to get them away from the ants.

 

[Sillystunt]

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OH no, not ants! OP was it ants, they can kill young birds~ Little confused though on why you think fowl pox when you knew you had an ant problem. Are you sure the ants DIDN'T cause this?

 

[GreenGoddess]

Please use the report button when you see something that is against the rules of BYC.

 

[hinkjc]

My sincerest apologies to the OP for the interuption on an Emergency thread. I truly hope by putting this back on the forum, that you will get the help you need for your turkey.

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For those of you who chose not to offer supportive and informative advice, please refrain from adding any further discussion here. The Emergency forum is supposed to be helpful. If you have nothing helpful to add, it is really not necessary to waste the OPs time with comments that offer no assistance. Due to the flaming that took place here, this member of our community and their turkey are lacking the help and support they need. Any further disruptions may result in an immediate time out from the forum.

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Thank you!

 

[Judy]

OK, come on, guys. I don't know a thing about turkeys, but I have been dealing with fowl pox on my chickens all summer, and those pics do not even faintly resemble the lesions I have been seeing. Evidently, or so I gather from a reply to a deleted post, the OP has been having problems with ants. Could we please find out what kind of ants, and how extensive the problem is, where exactly it is, and so forth? There are ways to deal with ants that will not kill the birds; DE and poisons have been my salvation in this area so far, but there are other approaches, and I do not know that DE is a cure-all, at all. And, my chickens ignore the poisoned hills, at least, so far; this is not everyone's experience, I know. My chickens don't eat the ants, either, but I know that many do.

I have dealt with fire ants for about 20 years now, maybe more. There are controls, but there is no end to them, that I have found. I am sure there is a department of the federal government that would love to know what it is, if you have found one.

If that is what all the flaming is about. I did not read the thread before it was edited.

Let's see if we can help this person, please.

 

[threehorses]

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I'm sorry but that looks exactly like what my turkeys did when they had pox. Sorry to contradict, but....

 

[threehorses]

Deleted- I quoted my quote. lol Sorry for the three posts. /blush

 

[Judy]

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Where?