Turkey Talk for 2014

[TattooedMama]

Agreed. That's why culling the adult Narris before the poults hatch is not a good plan to prevent the poults from getting infected. Any shared environment can allow for transmission, even weeks to months after the infected occupants have left.

I will be contacting them tomorrow early morning or afternoon. I have a busy day tomorrow. I will see what they recommend. If they want to do the PCRs I may just take the one female who exhibited symptoms instead of both birds.

 

[Sydney Acres]

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That's probably the best way to go, since you're so close to the lab and can always take the second bird in later if needed.. There's no reason to waste the second bird if it doesn't need to be necropsied (although you will need to decide who to put with the second BBW, since it will be very frightened to be alone -- maybe a sweet chicken hen would be a good companion, but less likely to get sick if the second turkey is infected but no yet symptomatic.) Also, since the second BBW has been kept with the symptomatic BBW, the second bird might be a good source for paired serology titers if the pathologist needs them to confirm a diagnosis.

So, how are all the birds doing today? Are any of the symptoms worse, or are any additional birds affected? Are the chickens still symptom-free?

 

[TattooedMama]

That's probably the best way to go, since you're so close to the lab and can always take the second bird in later if needed.. There's no reason to waste the second bird if it doesn't need to be necropsied (although you will need to decide who to put with the second BBW, since it will be very frightened to be alone -- maybe a sweet chicken hen would be a good companion, but less likely to get sick if the second turkey is infected but no yet symptomatic.) Also, since the second BBW has been kept with the symptomatic BBW, the second bird might be a good source for paired serology titers if the pathologist needs them to confirm a diagnosis.

So, how are all the birds doing today? Are any of the symptoms worse, or are any additional birds affected? Are the chickens still symptom-free?

Other than being miserable in this 94 degree weather, my chickens are all doing well. The Narris are in the house where it is 15 degrees cooler though I know they enjoy being outside. I would rather them be outside too as they are getting big and enjoy escaping all over the house; I bought them a kiddie pool but didn't get them to go in it lol. I tried to place one inside but they still prefer that I water the orange trees and then run in those puddles. I just checked on the BBWs and they seem ok. The 2nd one, a tom, has small amounts of clear nasal discharge. I gave them food and they began gobbling it right up. The tom is swollen slightly on one side of his face and we noticed this initially when we checked them a few days ago. I haven't considered this a symptom because my biggest Narri who I am quite confident is a tom, tried to fight him the 2 times they were out together and I had to separate them. The poor BBW was clueless and the Narri was out for blood. That particular Narri is my biggest, though he was of the smallest of that clutch he came from and so the breeder advised me he would in fact be a she. It is tame with us once we pick him up, I think he even enjoys being pet, but he has sparred with some of his flock mates a few times.

On a side note, I have who I think is a female and the tiniest non-existent little snood but I swear she looks blue/purple. Aren't only males supposed to get blue? This one has hated being held since the beginning (if I try to scoop under belly and let legs dangle) and has to perch on you. It will let me hold him/her now but not so fond of anyone else. I tried to take pictures but you can't see it in the photos

 

[TattooedMama]

Here is the questionable poult. Looks female except the blue on the head. It's driving me nuts. I have two I am pretty sure are males and they have the caranucles growing and a wattle started plus the largest snoods. One of the suspected males is pictured the last 2 pics; this is the same one I posted a picture of my daughter holding recently, he looks all boy overnight almost.









Tom #1

 

[Sydney Acres]

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I've also heard that only the males can become blue/purple, but my bronze and black hens sometimes display those colors. I've never seen it in my slate or RP hens. I don't have Narris, but would suspect that they would be more like the bronze. They are 13 months old now, and showed blue color more often when they were younger than they do now.

 

[TattooedMama]

I've also heard that only the males can become blue/purple, but my bronze and black hens sometimes display those colors. I've never seen it in my slate or RP hens. I don't have Narris, but would suspect that they would be more like the bronze. They are 13 months old now, and showed blue color more often when they were younger than they do now.

Did you see the pictures? The first one you can really see the blue on her, the others its harder to see.

 

[Sydney Acres]

You snuck pictures in right before I posted my reply. My bronze hen's head was often much bluer and more purple than that, so I wouldn't call it a tom based on just those colors. I see what you mean about the "non-existent" snood. Is it just the camera angles, or does she even have one (or is it my eyes)?

 

[TattooedMama]

You snuck pictures in right before I posted my reply. My bronze hen's head was often much bluer and more purple than that, so I wouldn't call it a tom based on just those colors. I see what you mean about the "non-existent" snood. Is it just the camera angles, or does she even have one (or is it my eyes)?

Thats what is confusing me is the blue, other than that I don't think it is a tom. She has the tiniest snood of all my birds lol, even smaller than the ones 2 weeks younger. ETA- she is 9 weeks, hatched May 10th.

 

[Marselle210]

Hello. It`s my small turkeys. My name is Nazim. I`m from Aze.

 

[Marselle210]

Now they have 3 months.