As I write this in April of 2018, I do not have any poultry. Update: I kept turkeys in the same pen as my chickens on and off for over 4 years with no sign of blackhead disease. However, I don’t think that my two (non-consecutive) years of experience are conclusive evidence that this works. I’ve had no issues with Blackhead disease in my turkeys. I’ve been using acidified copper sulfate to worm my flock on a regular basis (once or twice a year and if any signs of worm infestations occur). I was intrigued.Īlthough I didn’t find any more information about this treatment and its effectiveness at that time, I decided to keep turkeys and chickens together. Even better, she said that you can eat the eggs from your flock during this treatment. She claimed that putting acidified copper sulfate in their drinking water will worm the whole flock, preventing the parasites that cause Blackhead disease. My Experience With Turkeys and Chickens Kept TogetherĪlthough I was cautious about keeping different species of birds together, I read a comment on a homesteading forum from a woman who does just this. It does sound like the odds are increased when they are kept with other poultry, however. So, unless you are keeping your turkeys in an earthworm-free environment, they can still contract the disease. Something I found interesting, as I researched the subject, is that turkeys can be infected by consuming earthworms, even if there are no chickens in their pen. Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry instructs their readers that turkeys may be kept on the same property as other fowl, but to always keep them in separate pens and coops and to separate birds by age to reduce, but not eliminate, risks. dark discoloration of the head (may not affect all sick turkeys).Turkeys are especially susceptible to the disease and may display symptoms such as: Histomoniasis, or Blackhead disease, is caused by a parasite (a protozoan carried by cecal worms) that may infect poultry. One serious problem is Blackhead disease in turkeys and everything I read suggested that you shouldn’t keep turkeys and chickens together.
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