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Wing Rap  by Dr. Teresa Morishita

How can I tell if my chickens are sick?

Can chickens get frostbite?

I noticed that some of my laying hens occasionally lay eggs with double yolks. Will this be a problem for my flock? How is it formed?

I heard that geese can get a crop impaction from eating litter. Is this true?

I show my ducks at our local fair. There are other birds, like turkeys, that are housed in the vicinity of my ducks. Is there any diseases that I should be concerned with that can spread from these turkeys to my ducks.

What is the crop? I heard that there can be fungus that cause diseases in the crop.

I was told that my pheasants had gapeworms. What is it?

Why is there a big difference in the sizes of my turkeys that are all the same age? In my flock of 20 turkeys, there are 3 turkeys that are much smaller than my other turkeys? What could be the cause since these small birds seem healthy?

A couple of my turkeys had swellings on their breasts. What is the cause of this?

I work at a local butcher shop and was splitting the turkey carcasses to sell the half-breasts. I noticed that the keel bone was discolored and I haven’t noticed this before. Is this normal?

The scales of my chicken’s feet do not lay flat. Is this caused by scaly-leg mites?

I noticed a swelling under my chicken’s eye. What could be the cause of this swelling?

We are extremely concerned with avian influenza and worry about our flock of chickens getting infected. What should we do?

The Tremendous Turkey  by Dr. Karl Nestor

Why do turkeys produced for meat have white feathers?

Changes in How Turkeys are Grown Commercially

Turkey Behavior

Improvements in Turkey Growth

Consequences of Improving Growth Rate of Turkeys

Abnormal Turkey Eggs

The Inheritance of Plumage Color Patterns in Turkeys

All You Wanted to Know About Turkey Eggs and Were Afraid to Ask

Natural Mating in Turkeys

Parthenogenesis in Turkeys

Wonderful Waterfowl  by Bill Karcher

Mature Ducks

Cold Duck