Necropsy pics: is this blackhead?

Kingheman

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I have 8 week old turkey poults dropping one by one. Mixed varieties.
Purchased from local feed store who says they were vaccinated for coccidosis.
All seem spunky and healthy. One will pull away from group day 1 and be dead day 2.
Feeding unmedicated flock grower (turkey, duck).
We have chickens on property. Is a 50 yo farm we purchased 6years ago.
I did a necropsy today (my first time doing one!) and this looks like what I've seen for blackhead. Can anyone here confirm?

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I have 8 week old turkey poults dropping one by one. Mixed varieties.
Purchased from local feed store who says they were vaccinated for coccidosis.
All seem spunky and healthy. One will pull away from group day 1 and be dead day 2.
Feeding unmedicated flock grower (turkey, duck).
We have chickens on property. Is a 50 yo farm we purchased 6years ago.
I did a necropsy today (my first time doing one!) and this looks like what I've seen for blackhead. Can anyone here confirm?

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From all the pictures I have seen. It's very likely your turkeys have blackhead disease.
 
I have 8 week old turkey poults dropping one by one. Mixed varieties.
Purchased from local feed store who says they were vaccinated for coccidosis.
All seem spunky and healthy. One will pull away from group day 1 and be dead day 2.
Feeding unmedicated flock grower (turkey, duck).
We have chickens on property. Is a 50 yo farm we purchased 6years ago.
I did a necropsy today (my first time doing one!) and this looks like what I've seen for blackhead. Can anyone here confirm?

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I'm so sorry.. This is just so sad...
 
Thank you everyone.
I am so sad also. I love love turkeys. But, from what I've read, there's no real treatment.
We already practiced regular worming etc, but the protozea can persist for years in the earthworm population.
This was a farm before we bought it. Some of our chickens are rescues from other people... So many entry points for this.
Guess it means we aren't meant for turkeys.
We don't do chicks for sale, so no risk of carrying this offsite.
Thank you all ❤️
 
:hit Thank you everyone.
I am so sad also. I love love turkeys. But, from what I've read, there's no real treatment.
We already practiced regular worming etc, but the protozea can persist for years in the earthworm population.
This was a farm before we bought it. Some of our chickens are rescues from other people... So many entry points for this.
Guess it means we aren't meant for turkeys.
We don't do chicks for sale, so no risk of carrying this offsite.
Thank you all ❤️
I have read the same thing that there isn't a treatment for blackhead disease :hit but I did fine this a few days ago and added it to my thread I have been working on.

Post in thread 'Yearly preventative from Parasites and Disease.'
Post in thread 'Yearly preventative from Parasites and Disease.' https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...m-parasites-and-disease.1478923/post-24673008
 

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