Margaret Mahaney Talks About Turkeys

by Margaret Mahaney

TO DETECT BLACKHEAD

Blackhead is the disease to be most dreaded by the turkey raisers in New England and all over the country.

When you go into the turkey house in the morning, go directly to the droppings board and see if you find any yellow droppings. If you do, look carefully over your flock. It will not take you long to discover the bird that has blackhead. The head is an unhealthy dusky gray, and the bird will mope around, apparently wanting to eat and yet not doing so. Then you can decide that you have blackhead in your flock.