Post by Jim A. Hall on Dec 14, 2011 21:26:33 GMT -6
Pendulous Crop - Deformed Wings - Crooked Breastbone
This thread is for the discussion of DQs in turkeys. What to look for. How to prevent them.
There are other disqualifications that are listed in General Disqualifications and Cutting for Defects. Also each variety has its own set of color disqualifications. So this thread is more towards the three DQ above, though any DQ is fair game.
There were several turkeys in the junior show at Crossroads that had crooked breastbones and one Slate tom in the Open show had a crooked breastbone. Other than culling for the table, is there a way to avoid these issues? Are any enviromental or all genetic?
Hoping for a copy of Turkey Management for my birthday in January.
This thread is for the discussion of DQs in turkeys. What to look for. How to prevent them.
There are other disqualifications that are listed in General Disqualifications and Cutting for Defects. Also each variety has its own set of color disqualifications. So this thread is more towards the three DQ above, though any DQ is fair game.
From poultrykeeper.com/chickens/health/pendulous-crop.html
Pendulous Crop
A pendulous crop is when the crop hangs down lower than it should do (and often swings 'like a pendulum' as the bird moves around).
Causes
This problem is very similar to an impacted crop, but in the case of a pendulous crop, the crop has been stretched by the weight of the food and the muscles have been damaged and cannot push food down to the proventriculus.
Treatment - Mild Cases
A pendulous crop can be emptied in the same way as you would for an impacted crop, but vets usually advise putting the bird onto water for 24 to 48 hours in mild cases before gradually re-introducing their food.
Treatment - Serious Cases
The contents of the crop should be softened before turning the bird upside down to empty the crop. Whilst this sounds difficult, it is in fact quite straight forward and usually successfull in most cases.
It is a two person job, you will need to turn the bird upside down to empty the crop through the beak. First, pour either Liquid Paraffin, warm water or a couple of teasthingys of Olive Oil down the throat and massage the crop for 5 minutes. Whilst holding the bird firmly, turn the bird upside down and massage the contents out through the beak for a short while - the bird needs a rest to breathe! 10 seconds or so and no longer at a time, before turning the bird back up the right way. If you are not confident in doing this, you should of course take the bird to a poultry vet.
Treatment - Extreme Cases
In extreme cases, if the crop is emptied in the same way as descibed for serious cases, the muscles are damaged and too weak to function correctly and the crop will usually fill back up again.
Pendulous Crop
A pendulous crop is when the crop hangs down lower than it should do (and often swings 'like a pendulum' as the bird moves around).
Causes
This problem is very similar to an impacted crop, but in the case of a pendulous crop, the crop has been stretched by the weight of the food and the muscles have been damaged and cannot push food down to the proventriculus.
Treatment - Mild Cases
A pendulous crop can be emptied in the same way as you would for an impacted crop, but vets usually advise putting the bird onto water for 24 to 48 hours in mild cases before gradually re-introducing their food.
Treatment - Serious Cases
The contents of the crop should be softened before turning the bird upside down to empty the crop. Whilst this sounds difficult, it is in fact quite straight forward and usually successfull in most cases.
It is a two person job, you will need to turn the bird upside down to empty the crop through the beak. First, pour either Liquid Paraffin, warm water or a couple of teasthingys of Olive Oil down the throat and massage the crop for 5 minutes. Whilst holding the bird firmly, turn the bird upside down and massage the contents out through the beak for a short while - the bird needs a rest to breathe! 10 seconds or so and no longer at a time, before turning the bird back up the right way. If you are not confident in doing this, you should of course take the bird to a poultry vet.
Treatment - Extreme Cases
In extreme cases, if the crop is emptied in the same way as descibed for serious cases, the muscles are damaged and too weak to function correctly and the crop will usually fill back up again.
There were several turkeys in the junior show at Crossroads that had crooked breastbones and one Slate tom in the Open show had a crooked breastbone. Other than culling for the table, is there a way to avoid these issues? Are any enviromental or all genetic?
Hoping for a copy of Turkey Management for my birthday in January.