Sick or injured young turkeys ? big pic

[Rebecka]

I posted this on BYC too but I figured I would get faster answers here. I am really worried about these little guys. I fear blackhead disease. I have had them for about 3 weeks. They were in a cage with some young silkies but the male was beating them up. So we took them out about a week ago. I thought he had caused the markings on their heads but its just not gone away. We have not seen mites or anything like that. They dont scratch , that I have seen, but they pretty much stop doing anything they were as soon as they see me. I bring treats often

 

[bibliophile birds]

can't see your image

 

[Rebecka]

Shoot! i cant get it to work. Here is the url to it http://image87.webshots.com/87/5/81/5/2164581050106743716RaMGLc_fs.jpg

 

[Rebecka]

Good Lord! I hope it works this time!

 

[Blackbird]

They look like normal turkey poults to me??

 

[Rebecka]

Really ? They don't have much if any feathers on their heads. The younger turkeys I have have a full head of feathers. So, I am panicking about nothing again ? There's a shocker You wouldnt happen to have an idea of what breed they might be?

 

[Blackbird]

they have 'fuzz' on their heads, a little, but feathers, not really. They look fine!

They look like a variety of domesticated 'wild', bronze, or something like that..

 

[patandchickens]

They look 100% normal to me, too.

Remember turkeys grow up to be bald. It does not wait til they are full-grown and then happen overnight

Pat

 

[Rebecka]

Yeah, I feel like a total idiot now. Did I mention I am really new to this ??

I have been reading up on common illness and disease in birds, since we have so many. I wanted to be prepared with knowledge should someone get sick. Seems I made myself paranoid lol

 

[bibliophile birds]

Seems I made myself paranoid lol

happens to the best of us! and for future reference, blackhead disease doesn't actually present as black spots on the head- that's just a misnomer. here's some info on blackhead for future reference.