Southern by choice
Herd Master
I have friends that had Toms only and they were very friendly. None of ours have been real friendly after a certain age. Not one, They hit that puberty age and that's it.
This year a friend of mine had a Bourban Red hen... it was killing her chickens... her Palms are fine.
I wonder sometimes... we handle ours a great deal... beginning to wonder if that is a mistake.
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The Mycoplasmas will also affect turkeys. These are all respiratory illnesses-
To include MG, MS and MM. Mycoplasma's are bacterial yet often appear "viral" because of the transmission appearance.
TRT (Turkey Rhinotracheitis) and Fowl Pox are also diseases turkeys can get.
*Mycoplasma gallisepticum is believed to be in the majority of backyard flocks. The estimates vary from 50-80%.
*MS (Mycoplasma synoviae) is most common in turkeys
It has an appearance of the "chicken cold". The best prevention is MG free stock or tylan dipping/shock hatching eggs to eradicate it from the egg.
These diseases rarely cause death but can make them very ill and sometimes death.
This year a friend of mine had a Bourban Red hen... it was killing her chickens... her Palms are fine.
I wonder sometimes... we handle ours a great deal... beginning to wonder if that is a mistake.
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The Mycoplasmas will also affect turkeys. These are all respiratory illnesses-
To include MG, MS and MM. Mycoplasma's are bacterial yet often appear "viral" because of the transmission appearance.
TRT (Turkey Rhinotracheitis) and Fowl Pox are also diseases turkeys can get.
*Mycoplasma gallisepticum is believed to be in the majority of backyard flocks. The estimates vary from 50-80%.
*MS (Mycoplasma synoviae) is most common in turkeys
It has an appearance of the "chicken cold". The best prevention is MG free stock or tylan dipping/shock hatching eggs to eradicate it from the egg.
These diseases rarely cause death but can make them very ill and sometimes death.