No blackhead in eastern PA, thankfully. I have had turkeys and peafowl for over 5 years, usually with chickens in their pen and have never had a case of black head. Turkeys are prone to a respiratory illness (MS I think). My young ones often get it in the later summer or fall, but eventually get past it and are then immune for the rest of their lives. I've lost a few young hens from that. I have tried oral antibiotics, but rather haphazardly, and I don't think it really helped. Intravenous Tylan would probably stop it quickly, but I have an aversion to needles and so haven't gotten desperate enough to try that. I'm trying to breed for resistance, or at least good survivability, so I take any losses that come, but your goal might be different.
Is it the Lutheran Church? We live about a mile from Canoe Creek State Park! Small world!We head down that way every weekend. We go to church back Juniata Valley Road
Thx! I was trying to get her and the straw into a cardboard box quick but she laid the egg faster than I could get her moved. My poor dog found out you don't try and sniff a laying hen, she came out of there like a lightning bolt and laid into him. It's a shame it happened, he's the one that never hurts anything. He's a big softy, brings me injured baby bunnies and other critters to heal up. He's so pathetic looking when he does it, he'll come up and lay whatever it is at my feet with tears in his eyes. Most tenderhearted dog I've ever seen.It looks like a safe spot
Let her set there and plan to give her about a 4ft square spot for the first couple days after hatch then move her back to the coop. If you think it isn't safe you can put a dog fence around her or a dog crate with the bottom removed. Leave the door open during the day and closed in the evening.
