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OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so sorry to hear that.
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If you talk to him, please let him know that we asked about him and are hoping that things turn out ok.

OH! That's awful news,..

what Julie said... X2


and thanks everyone for the well wishes,.. I really hate attention,.and drama,..but it sooo good to be doing simple things again. My patients used to tell me the same thing,. but I never really understood. I took good health for granted... never again.

Julie,.. remember when we talked about screening in the coop?

Well it seems to be working for us ,.. and we said we were concerned about it clogging up?,.. well,.. even with the fan in the window it's not that bad, Olivia took a broom to it and that's all it needed. ,.. still it would be a lot of work for as many as you have,.. but I know you were thinking of your broody hens....

I'm glad you "snuck" out & got to drive! Just don't overdo it!!!
 
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Yeap! The bird is killed and sent to LSU for testing. Luckily I didn't ask that question until AFTER my birds were tested or I would have been a nervous wreck!

I never asked,.. but we run a tight bio-ship here so I never thought I wouldn't pass,.. but I would have been a nervous wreck too!

Do you know...Is that the same in every state?
 
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OH! That's awful news,..

what Julie said... X2


and thanks everyone for the well wishes,.. I really hate attention,.and drama,..but it sooo good to be doing simple things again. My patients used to tell me the same thing,. but I never really understood. I took good health for granted... never again.

Julie,.. remember when we talked about screening in the coop?

Well it seems to be working for us ,.. and we said we were concerned about it clogging up?,.. well,.. even with the fan in the window it's not that bad, Olivia took a broom to it and that's all it needed. ,.. still it would be a lot of work for as many as you have,.. but I know you were thinking of your broody hens....

I'm glad you "snuck" out & got to drive! Just don't overdo it!!!

Thanks,

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Felt like a kid,.. sneaken out...
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... at least I refrained from getting a Hi-Ho BBQ sandwich while I was there....
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,.. not exactly on a heart healthy diet
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I just wanted to update everyone on my Bourbon Red Tom Turkey. For those of you who are aware, I have been dealing with a situation with my Tom for a while now, so I decided to contact the State for help.

I had contacted the State Vet who did my NPIP testing and asked him if he could come out and draw some blood and send the blood to the state lab and have my turkey's blood tested for ANY and EVERYTHING. When I say this, I am referring to having my turkey's blood tested for Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG), Avian Influenza, Fowl Cholera, etc.

Well, after we were able to arrange our schedules, he came out and took blood. This blood was sent to the Sate lab and tested.

I received the results today and the results are NEGATIVE. They could not find anything wrong with my turkey. All blood work was great. He has ABSOLUTELY no diseases of any kind, which I was already pretty sure of that because no other animals have been or are affected. WHEW !!!!!!!

The state also sent my turkey's info (past problems) along with pictures of my turkey's twisted neck to a Doctor of Vet Medicine and Master of Avian Medicine at a Poultry Disease and Research Center at at a University in another state and his opinion was that this (the twisted neck) may have been a traumatic injury and the respiratory issues a result of poor air flow. He does not think that is related to any viral or bacteria issues.

I asked about Prednisone because I have read that Prednisone helps wry neck and he said that steroids could be used to alleviate any discomfort as far as the neck is concerned. However (which I already knew), the steroids would weaken my turkey's immune system. So, I won't go that route.

Well, I'm relieved to know that this matter was handled by the State who is trained on testing for diseases, so if anything was wrong with my turkey, the blood results would have showed problems but it didn't.

I know that our animals don't live forever, so in the event my turkey goes to turkey heaven, I will have a necropsy done on my boy so that I will know more about what could have caused his twisted neck.

I can't wait to get home to give the good news to my handsome turkey. He will be so excited to hear this.

Thanks to all of you who checked in on him from time to time and asked me about him. I appreciate that.
 
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Yeap! The bird is killed and sent to LSU for testing. Luckily I didn't ask that question until AFTER my birds were tested or I would have been a nervous wreck!

I never asked,.. but we run a tight bio-ship here so I never thought I wouldn't pass,.. but I would have been a nervous wreck too!

Do you know...Is that the same in every state?

I don't know if policies vary from state to state.

I can't say that I was worried they wouldn't pass, but it sure is intimidating to know that it is either pass or death! All of my birds are fat and healthy. They all have to be to survive this Louisiana heat! We haven't lost any of our birds this year due to sickness (besides one hen who ate a ton of straw and got an impacted crop). Had a few predator issues, but nothing on the health side luckily.
 

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