Turkeys with Chickens

C

Chicken Chaser

New member
Messages
62
Howdy Y'all,

I was wondering if it is safe to keep turkeys with chickens. (Not together as in the same coop or pen, but in the same yard near each other.) I heard that turkeys can spread diseases to chickens quite easily. :)99
-Chicken Chaser
 
miks

miks

New member
Messages
40
Location
Lincolnshire
Chicken Chaser said:
Howdy Y'all,

I was wondering if it is safe to keep turkeys with chickens. (Not together as in the same coop or pen, but in the same yard near each other.) I heard that turkeys can spread diseases to chickens quite easily. :)99
-Chicken Chaser
Click to expand...

Actually, it is chickens that can carry the blackhead parasite without showing any symptoms and pass it on to turkeys that can be badly affected by it.
 
chrismahon

chrismahon

Active member
Messages
5,085
Location
Gascony, France
Some people are lucky CC and don't have a problem. But I've seen reports of total wipeout with Turkey flocks exposed to chickens due to Blackhead. A minimum of two years isolation of ground previously occupied by chickens is also recommended.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top