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Originally Posted by Ridge Runner
(Post 3575814)
mites eat dead skin, not hair. It is a fungus of some kind, I've killed 2 longbeards with a burnt red paste substance in the beard about midways, which I assume if left long enough would cause the beard to break at the point where the substance was and leave those blonde tips. I've also killed gobblers that were 20+#'s and had a 2" beard with the blonde tips. We've always called this condition "Red Rot" have no idea what causes it.
RR I really dont think a turkey beard is concidered hair:poke: |
Definitive answer
My vet appears to have been mistaken.
Below are a couple of links where biologist answer the question definitively. Appears to be from a lack of pigment and/or a nutritional deficiency. Lovett Williams (biologist that has studied turkeys his whole life) says the discoleration is caused by a pigment deficiency. The like to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife states it is due to a nutritional deficiency and definitely not mites, fungus, or freezing weather. http://www.carellc.us/beardrot.asp http://www.mdwfp.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=45634 http://turkeyandturkeyhunting.coverl.../200902/?pg=48 http://www.gonewildoutdoors.com/tech3.html |
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