FeatherLace
Songster
I have a baby turkey who has fowl pox with rather large bumps, so I took her out to spray her with Microcyn and she saw the dog and freaked out. She flapped frantically and I heard a strange snap, now she won't move that wing and she wasn't moving at all for a few minutes. She was just standing and wouldn't even walk away from anything. She was only moving her head to look around. That wing was hanging pretty limp and I moved it and it swiveled at the shoulder to point almost all the way up, but I didnt actually feel any sharp bone or anything. I called the vet and she said if its a break at the shoulder like I said, it would cost around $500 because they would have to do surgery. The vet then felt bad I think because I started crying since I can't afford that in the slightest and my mom won't pay for a turkey to go to the vet, which is very understandable.
Vet told me to just try to wrap it for a while tightly to her body, but if it is broken then its likely she won't be able to fly again.
Please any advice in this situation is appreciated. I feel so bad for her. When I went to set her back into her pen she accidentally scratched me which caused me to lose my grip and drop her, and she didn't even try to flap, she just stuck her good wing out and flat out fell onto the ground and didn't try to right herself.
Please I need advice. How do I wrap or splint it, and what do I do that with?? Its right at the shoulder where the wing connects.
What else can I do??
Vet told me to just try to wrap it for a while tightly to her body, but if it is broken then its likely she won't be able to fly again.
Please any advice in this situation is appreciated. I feel so bad for her. When I went to set her back into her pen she accidentally scratched me which caused me to lose my grip and drop her, and she didn't even try to flap, she just stuck her good wing out and flat out fell onto the ground and didn't try to right herself.
Please I need advice. How do I wrap or splint it, and what do I do that with?? Its right at the shoulder where the wing connects.
What else can I do??
