A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[duluthralphie]

Chickens are not affected by it, other than it is a parasite.

 

[NathanZee]

From what I understand, blackhead doesn't affect chickens.

I dont think it affects chickens. Ooh what us the valuable one!?

Chickens are not affected by it, other than it is a parasite.

I'm glad to hear it is harmless for chickens! She is a Maiden Rock bantam hen, she might be the only one, but there are probably at least a few others. She has no comb or wattles, so makes a excellent Minnesota chicken! She is also the best flier of any chicken I have ever seen. She easily covers hundreds of feet with a few flaps and long glides.

 

[CherMoz]

Very pretty!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Nathan-she's a stunning girl!

 

[NathanZee]

Very pretty!

Nathan-she's a stunning girl!

Yes, she is! She is a very independent hen too, she survived one winter all alone, finding her own food and water.

 

[memphis]

Nathan...she's beautiful. What do you mean she survived on her own? I wanna hear the story.

 

[memphis]

Feisty. ..the cats out of the bag....the horse has left the barn....once a lapper, always a lapper! Yep, Big Bird has bonded to you. Sounds like she's becoming like Daisy, who fusses at me until I sit down & spend some time with her. Annie will do the same thing. Sat out there tonight & cracked some pecans for them. I had one turkey on each arm of my chair trying to help me get the nut pieces out.

 

[NathanZee]

Nathan...she's beautiful. What do you mean she survived on her own? I wanna hear the story.

She escaped out of a large flock, and her dissappearance wasn't really noticed. She didn't want to go back so she fended for herself. As I said before, she flys better than any chicken I've ever heard of or seen.

 

[Alex1010]

Hey guys, I am wanting to get into turkeys mostly the Bronze, any opinions about them? The problem is I have chickens and I heard about black head, even though I know many people who raise them together and never had a issue. What do you guys feel about that? Should I take the risk? Are any of you guys raising them together? And I want to let mine Freerange is that a good idea ?

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Hey guys, I am wanting to get into turkeys mostly the Bronze, any opinions about them? The problem is I have chickens and I heard about black head, even though I know many people who raise them together and never had a issue. What do you guys feel about that? Should I take the risk? Are any of you guys raising them together? And I want to let mine Freerange is that a good idea ?

Most of us raise them both. Most house them separately but free range them all together. We actualy just discussed this over the past few posts or pages with someone else lol. As for the bronze, my two bronze hens are sweet hearts. I have a standard bronze hen and a red bronze.

My red bronze hen, Sweet Pea

My bronze, Pebbles

But, I'm very partial to my Bourbon reds