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UPDATE: This turkey is doing just fine. The nail is slowly growing back, it is just a tiny nub where the original nail used to be.

Also, as a grown up, missing a toe will not affect how he walks, should it? I figure it shouldn't. I dont think this is a BBW turkey, I think it is a white holland one. But I am not entirely sure. Just wanting to ask this as well. Thank you!!

Hello Folks, today while at the farm store, I was given a turkey poult with an injured foot. The tiny little foot is swollen and the toe appears to have been crushed. The toe is black and dried up, and looks like it will be falling off soon. The poult is still walking around and has walked...

I am also having this same issue with my 3-week-old turkey poult. He is being fed turkey starter feed, gamebird feed and vitamins in the water. He appeared somewhat normal when I got him as a hatchling, but he has down spiraled as he ages. He started looking like this, and now, a week later, he...

wow, you can't use corid and vitamins at the same time? I was not aware of this... do the vitamins affect the effectiveness of the amp?

Giving some vitamins and electrolytes in the water for a little bit is a safe bet to try too. I always add rooster booster or Sav-A-Chick powder in all my poultry's water if they ever act out of it.

I am so sorry to hear you had to do that, that's the worst part of being a chicken parent. :( Ill be praying for ya!

I might sadly have to do this. A bbw turkey poult I have is dealing with some leg issues.. His little knee joints are swollen and he is having a lot of trouble walking. He stands and walks short little distances, before stumbling over again... I don't want to see him in pain as he ages. This...

Thats exactly what I had originally typed! I think he is a brahma Wyandotte mix too!

He could be a faverolles rooster too.

The hackle and sattle feathers on him show he is a male! and as for breed, he looks to me like a brahma mix, with the feathers on his feet! Ill have to go through my chicken breed book to see what breed he actually is!

And yes, sadly like what Killmak said, you can try everything, but the chick may not make it in the end... If the mother has rejected the chick, it might mean there is something wrong, and that the hen knows the chick is sick and close to death. as terrible as that sounds. But hope for the best...

Oh no, alright.. sometimes first time mothers accidentally crush their babies, which can cause their legs to kind of look like that.. If the mother is not paying attention to the chick, then you need to set up a heatlamp, and have the temp between 90-95 degrees F. Well shoot, Im not sure what...

And also, don't worry if they seem very sleepy. It's completely normal for baby chicks to nap a lot during the first week of their lives! You'll see them just doze off for a few seconds, and then wake up chirping again. But something does seems off here. I would give the electrolytes and...

Aww, poor little baby. With her legs looking like that, I would separate the chick from the mother for a little bit, and start giving her an electrolyte and vitamin water solution. You can make your own electrolyte solution using recipes online, or you can buy a 10buck powder at tractor supply...