Is this a turkey tick? IMAGES

[zowieyellowflame]

There are 5 or 6 of these located on the heads of 2 out of my 6 turkeys. I have not searched the rest of their bodies yet. They are attached to the skin like a tick but so tiny compared to wood ticks. What are they and what do I do?

I am posting this in Emergencies, Diseases and Cures too, incase it is not specific to turkeys.

Thanks

 

[ivan3]

Probably larvae of some species - right time of year (larvae/nymphs feed on some species - then the adults prefer others).

The tick handbook: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/resources/handbook.pdf

 

[Randy]

Hard to say for sure. Pictures aren't the best but yea I would say it was a tick. Looks like it's nice and full too.

 

[Frosty]

If you guys have deer ticks there, they are really tiny, about as big as a poppy seed. If you just have wood ticks, they go through a few stages as they grow and start out on critters like mice.

 

[crj]

Hard to say but that's really tiny. I don't recal seeing a tick that small before.

 

[birdboy508]

maybe a turkey tick you should get them off.

 

[ivan3]

From link in previous post: (ex. Deer Tick)

Probably immature form of one species or another.

 

[Frosty]

Deer ticks are really tiny, some as small as a poppy seed. You have to use a magnifying glass to see that they are actually ticks.

 

[ivan3]

Good photos of sizes through life cycle (and more links): http://www.oes.org/html/how_2_identify_different_ticks.html