10 week old poult no longer walking

[_akd2020_]

Hello!
I purchased 2 poults from Rural King a week ago. One of the poults I purchased I was drawn to because she was only able to use one leg & I felt the need to take her. As the week has went on, she has gotten worse. She was eating, drinking, & getting around on the one leg, her poop was normal, she was chirping, so I was hopeful I could get her using the other leg again. Today is the 1 week mark of having her, & she is not doing well. It seems she has only declined instead of improved. She is no longer eating, no longer drinking, & has used her wings to get around, her legs are no longer working for her. I am so confused on what has happened/what is wrong with her. The other poult I purchased is absolutely fine, acting normal, eating, drinking, playing, chirping, & poop is normal. I hope someone can give me some ideas of what could be wrong. Thank you so much

 

[R2elk]

Hello!
I purchased 2 poults from Rural King a week ago. One of the poults I purchased I was drawn to because she was only able to use one leg & I felt the need to take her. As the week has went on, she has gotten worse. She was eating, drinking, & getting around on the one leg, her poop was normal, she was chirping, so I was hopeful I could get her using the other leg again. Today is the 1 week mark of having her, & she is not doing well. It seems she has only declined instead of improved. She is no longer eating, no longer drinking, & has used her wings to get around, her legs are no longer working for her. I am so confused on what has happened/what is wrong with her. The other poult I purchased is absolutely fine, acting normal, eating, drinking, playing, chirping, & poop is normal. I hope someone can give me some ideas of what could be wrong. Thank you so much

I am guessing that you got broad breasted poults. They can be prone to leg issues such as perosis aka slipped tendon. Perosis is more common when not fed a good high protein turkey or game bird starter that has the higher amounts of lysine, methionine and niacin that are required for their rapid growth.

If it is a slipped tendon, it will not heal on its own. You can search the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon. It is the same for turkeys as it is for chickens.

 

[_akd2020_]

I am guessing that you got broad breasted poults. They can be prone to leg issues such as perosis aka slipped tendon. Perosis is more common when not fed a good high protein turkey or game bird starter that has the higher amounts of lysine, methionine and niacin that are required for their rapid growth.

If it is a slipped tendon, it will not heal on its own. You can search the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon. It is the same for turkeys as it is for chickens.

Thank you so much for your information!