Blackhead Disease from Chickens...Egg Quality?

[Fruitloopz]

My turkeys are dying one by one, didn't know about blackhead disease till today. Make a long story short, it's obvious they got it from our chickens. Besides the obvious steps I need to take with the turkeys, my question is, how does this affect the chicken egg quality? I'm really not comfortable eating eggs from chickens that have a disease. (Have at least 40 hens)

 

[Habibs Hens]

what makes you say they are getting it from the chicken

one thing to note is the recommended housing of Turkey and Chicken is to keep them well separated

 

[kuntrygirl]

What makes you think that they have blackhead?

 

[retlaw]

I was just wondering the same thing.
I just had my tom dye and i'am guessing blackhead.

The three hens with him still seem to be ok for now.
They are still laying but I am only collecting eggs now for eating, no more incubation this year.

Are the eggs good to eat still?

 

[casportpony]

Post some poo pictures, I've seen lots of blackhead poo in turkeys and peafowl.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

My turkeys are dying one by one, didn't know about blackhead disease till today. Make a long story short, it's obvious they got it from our chickens. Besides the obvious steps I need to take with the turkeys, my question is, how does this affect the chicken egg quality? I'm really not comfortable eating eggs from chickens that have a disease. (Have at least 40 hens)

Your eggs are fine if you chickens are healthy looking/acting.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

For those that like pictures, lol.





-Kathy

 

[kuntrygirl]

Post some poo pictures, I've seen lots of blackhead poo in turkeys and peafowl.

-Kathy

Kathy knows her poo. Believe me when I say that.

 

[casportpony]

Kathy knows her poo. Believe me when I say that.

OMG, if you could actually see the sort of stuff I see/do *all* day long in my "poultry" hospital/labratory...

-Kathy

 

[kuntrygirl]

Kathy knows her poo. Believe me when I say that.

OMG, if you could actually see the sort of stuff I see/do *all* day long in my "poultry" hospital/labratory...

-Kathy