I am basically in the same boat, and have been searching for more info on Blackhead. Some other forum posts on this site suggests that you can prevent it by treatment of both chickens and turkeys with apple cider vinegar and cayenne pepper. I have also seen someone suggest Safeguard, which is...
From the miller hatcheries website:
Blackhead disease, or more correctly, histomoniasis, is primarily a disease of young turkeys. Chickens are more resistant to the effects of the infection but may act as carriers of the disease-causing organism. Histomoniasis is caused by a microscopic...
I just recently bought a pair of peafowl that are about a year old. Can you explain the process for fermenting the chickend feed? Mine are free ranging with chickens are eating scratch and crumbles from the chicken feeders.