turkey chicks... necks moulting

[Crabill]

Can someone please explan to me why my young turkeys are all losing the feathers off their necks??? should i be concerned or is it just that they are all males and are losing their freathers for thaqt reason...

 

[KrisH]

Can someone please explan to me why my young turkeys are all losing the feathers off their necks??? should i be concerned or is it just that they are all males and are losing their freathers for thaqt reason...

depends on the age, males will loose more feathers sooner on their necks, but the girls will loose some too.

RobertH

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

My 5 week old BB White tom is already loosing neck feathers and he already has some red fleshy bumps on his neck and extra skin from the beak to his neck. Sorry I don't know what they're called, I'm new to turkeys too. My 2 females are still pretty

 

[KrisH]

My 5 week old BB White tom is already loosing neck feathers and he already has some red fleshy bumps on his neck and extra skin from the beak to his neck. Sorry I don't know what they're called, I'm new to turkeys too. My 2 females are still pretty

caruncles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caruncle_(bird_anatomy)

RobertH

 

[kuntrygirl]

Crabhill, what age are your turkeys? Could your males be fighting and could your female be pulling out the male's feathers?

 

[Crabill]

they are all the same age and i have an over protective tom with em so i dont think they are hurting each other they are at least 8 weeks old

 

[junkprospector]

at 5 weeks, that sounds normal to me... he's starting to grow up [tear][sniff]... as he matures, he gets the carnacules (red bumps) and the waddle (extra skin under his beak) and his snood (fleshy bump that will grow to look like a worm) - all these features with the addition of vibrant coloring are all there to make him more attractive to the ladies... at 5 weeks these things are just starting to occur... check him again at 12 weeks and they'll really be apparent.

 

[Lagerdogger]

They gotta go bald sometime. Usually around 6 weeks old.