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[drumstick diva]

Yes, I heard that too. Chickens can give turkeys Blackhead disease. But, people with newly hatched turkey poults often put a chick in with them as a "turkey tutor." The chick teaches them what is water and what is feed and how to eat and drink. Probably how to go in and out, and don't drown when it rains. To think some people call chickens stupid.

 

[drumstick diva]

I too, would like to know how many quail breasts for instance, would it take to equal a chicken breast. I would imagine they are so small you wouldn't bother eating legs or wings.

 

[Jessshan8]

Yes, I heard that too. Chickens can give turkeys Blackhead disease. But, people with newly hatched turkey poults often put a chick in with them as a "turkey tutor." The chick teaches them what is water and what is feed and how to eat and drink. Probably how to go in and out, and don't drown when it rains. To think some people call chickens stupid.

LOL...... I think it is caused by some protozoan in the chickens fecal matter. I have had turkeys with chickens for years and never had a problem though, I have a turkey hen that roosts with my chickens and she is almost 4 now. she doesn't like sleeping with her kin and prefers the chickens

 

[Wisher1000]

Yep, chances are good that was caused by blackhead. It is a protazoan that is carried by heterakis worms and intermediately hosted by earthworms. Chickens get it, but it is rarely lethal to them and most show no outward indications of having it at all. I have it in my soil and cannot keep turkeys at all.

This is a great article - https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/viewhtml.php?id=343

 

[casportpony]

Blackhead, don't even get me started on that, lol. Got about six that I'm treating for it right now, it's a horrible disease.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Yep, chances are good that was caused by blackhead. It is a protazoan that is carried by heterakis worms and intermediately hosted by earthworms. Chickens get it, but it is rarely lethal to them and most show no outward indications of having it at all. I have it in my soil and cannot keep turkeys at all.

Got a serious problem with it here and have to treat several every year for it.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/804570/coping-with-blackhead

-Kathy

 

[drumstick diva]

Jesshan, I think your turkey hen roosts with the chickens because they don't snore as loud .

 

[Beer can]

Before I knew about blackhead disease we live up by my in-laws and bought 15 RIReds, my in-laws bought a bunch of giant white turkeys and we kept our chickens in their barn. My motherinlaw said she didn't know why but you can't keep them together and we made a enclosure outside for the turkeys. It ended up they butchered all but one female turk. They told me I could have it, they were sick of plucking. We put it in the barn, but separate from the chickens, close but not together. A few months later I tried to do the deed but failed. That turkey was fat and didn't move around a lot but she laid quite a few eggs. She died a couple years later but never got sick from the chickens so apparently being next to each other but not playing in their poo is OK.

 

[casportpony]

Experts say one should not raise turkeys or peafowl on property that has had chickens on it... It helps to keep them separated, but it's no guarantee. Many do manage to keep them together, but for me it's a constant struggle to keep the young ones from getting it. Once they've have it a couple of times they seem to become immune to it. Right now it's several of my 2014's that are sick, but all the 2013's seem to be okay so far.

Metronidazole, Baytril, Safeguard and tube feeding supplies, gotta have those, lol

-Kathy