How to detect Blackhead?

[rainnotebook]

I know some places do not have blackhead and I want to know if I do. I have turkeys and would like to keep them with my chickens, but I don't know if I can (or should). If there is a post about this please direct me, I couldn't find it.

Also what is blackhead and can it be treated?

 

[the simple life]

Try contacting your local agriculture office and ask them if its in your area.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=341737

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Steve

 

[rainnotebook]

Great! Thank you both so much!

 

[rainnotebook]

So I called my local agriculture and the lady at the desk said she didn't know anything about blackhead but she would find out and have them call me back.

Well I just got a call back from the "main guy" there and he said that I must have misunderstood everyone. He said that blackhead affects cattle and not fowl. I asked if he was sure because I was told that chickens aren't affected but can spread it to turkeys. He said "nope doesn't affect fowl"

So what the heck?

 

[Stina]

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/203000.htm

Maybe the ag guy was thinking of another disease???

 

[rainnotebook]

Maybe... either that or he sucks at his job.

He also said that blackhead is everywhere. Which if it was... why would I ask?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Quote:
He was probably talking about "blackleg" which is a disease of cattle.
http://cattletoday.info/blackleg.htm

For blackhead in poultry I'd contact the ag college at the University of Arizona. I'd give you a link, but I'm finding their website to be difficult. You'll want to speak to someone in their poultry department. Chances are you'll be better off to get that person's e-mail addy.

 

[OmaBird]

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Maybe your Ag is not familar with Blackhead in turkeys because you live in a arid climate like I do. We don't get blackhead here in the desert.

 

[OmaBird]

Here is part of a book on turkeys that talks about blackhead and climate. I hope this link works. http://books.google.com/books?id=nh...#v=onepage&q=blackhead turkey climate&f=false