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if you have a turkey tom, and he tries to mate chicken hens, he may injure or kill them (he outweights them by a LOT once he's mature.)
roosters can't hurt a turkey hen by trying to mate her but they're likely to be unsuccessful.
I don't think turkeys and chickens can interbreed, but I...
ours free range together with no issues. well, it took 2 days of bouncing and huffing for the rooster and the tom to sort out status, but there were no actual contact fights, just posturing.
we don't have blackhead issues here, you can find out by calling your local extension agent (ask for...