Turkey Talk for 2014

[Raiquee]

Here's another pic of the questionable butt. What do you think guys? Is he trying to strut?

 

[TattooedMama]

Good news!! I contacted UC Davis and they informed me that the free necropsy for backyard flocks does in fact include testing. So it will be completely free. They can have necropsy result within a few days and test results can vary in taking a week to a month to come back. I am just going to take both BBWs. The female was coughing/snorting awkwardly yesterday and I think having two birds may give us a more definitive answer. I woul rather lose those two and be certain whether we do or do not have something to worry about. I will have to take them tomorrow. Thanks for all your help and I will keep you updated!

 

[chickadoodles]

Good luck TattooedMomma.

You might also ask them if it is something that can be shed or stays live on the ground and how long it would take before you could put birds back on that ground again. Some virus they say 3 months with the coop sanitized.

 

[TattooedMama]

Good luck TattooedMomma.

You might also ask them if it is something that can be shed or stays live on the ground and how long it would take before you could put birds back on that ground again. Some virus they say 3 months with the coop sanitized.

Thank!! I will be sure to ask once we get the necropsy done and some test results back. I wish I could tale them today but it will have to wait until tomorrow when I can have enough time to get there and back before my kids need to be picked up from summer camp. I'm just glad I was able to find some good info here on BYC as to how to deal with this and learn about the free necropsies.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: BYC has helped me learn so much about raising poultry as well.

 

[feedman77]

Here's another pic of the questionable butt. What do you think guys? Is he trying to strut?

looks like they are posturing for dominance. It kind of looks like the 2nd poult in thepic has his tail flat also.

 

[Sydney Acres]

Here's another pic of the questionable butt. What do you think guys? Is he trying to strut?

My birds do that when they're on alert, as it prepares them to fly. The youngsters might be doing this if they're nervous about being in with the big girls. If that's the case, they will calm down after a while, as long as they aren't threatened by the larger birds. The flattened tail is not what is done when they strut.

 

[Sydney Acres]

Quote:
You speak English much better than I speak Azeri, so you're ahead of me in international communication. If I'm understanding you correctly, you have approximately 470 poults. You have quarantined approximately 70 of them, and of those 70 there are 20 with symptoms, including 4 that have died. The symptoms are clear nasal discharge and pus filling the infraorbital sinuses. Based on the symptoms, you are suspicious that it is a Mycoplasma infection.

Here are some sites that give information about Mycoplasma:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/disea...cum-infection-mg-infectious-sinusitis-turkeys
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/183/mycoplasma
http://www.extension.org/pages/68288/mycoplasmas-in-poultry#.U8TQKbHkevg
http://www.barnyardhealth.com/resinindompo.html
http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/pou...lasma_gallisepticum_infection_in_poultry.html

There are numerous antibiotics that can be used to control the symptoms, but they will not completely eliminate the disease. Whether you should treat or not depends on the individual circumstances. How you treat would depend on what antibiotic you have available to you, as there are many that have been reported to work well.

 

[TattooedMama]

I took both my BBWs to the UC Davis early this afternoon. They will be sending me preliminary reports and test results (if they decide any are needed) as they come in. Again, the birds appear totally fine other than the slight clear nasal fluid and the female makes an awkward sneezing sound but I'm not even sure it's a sneeze anymore, like a weird snort. Anyways, here's to hoping its a false alarm and nothing serious. Thanks to everyone for their advice and well wishes. I will let you know what I hear back.

 

[casportpony]

I took both my BBWs to the UC Davis early this afternoon. They will be sending me preliminary reports and test results (if they decide any are needed) as they come in. Again, the birds appear totally fine other than the slight clear nasal fluid and the female makes an awkward sneezing sound but I'm not even sure it's a sneeze anymore, like a weird snort. Anyways, here's to hoping its a false alarm and nothing serious. Thanks to everyone for their advice and well wishes. I will let you know what I hear back.

Hoping the best for you and your flock!

-Kathy