Broken Leg on my turkey?

[calkeeler]

About a week ago, one of our big Tom's stepped on a female's leg. At first she seemed ok but then it looked like in the picture attached. We splinted it and created her into a smaller area so she could rest for a few days. She is eating and drinking fine. Last night I took the splint off and let her out in the grass so I could see how she'd walk. It seems worse now then it was before. And she wont stand for very long at a time. I dont know if her legged is broken, I didnt feel anything broken when I was checking her out. Slipped tendon is what someone else told us, I tried to pop back into place but it wouldnt work. She is only 10 weeks old Any advice on what we can do for her? Thanks

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Looks like perosis, aka a slipped tendon. It's from a vitamin deficiency. Generally when they get as bad as yours is it isn't fixable, and it's recommended to cull. You can try some vitamins. Manganese, and chlorine are what they get deficient in. What are you feeding?

 

[R2elk]

Looks like perosis, aka a slipped tendon. It's from a vitamin deficiency. Generally when they get as bad as yours is it isn't fixable, and it's recommended to cull. You can try some vitamins. Manganese, and chlorine are what they get deficient in. What are you feeding?

Perosis is caused by a niacin and thiamine deficiency.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Perosis is caused by a niacin and thiamine deficiency.

I only know what my Storeys guide to raising turkeys says. I haven't personally dealt with it.

 

[R2elk]

I only know what my Storeys guide to raising turkeys says. I haven't personally dealt with it.

Sorry, the link that I had to the study on it no longer works.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Sorry, the link that I had to the study on it no longer works.

Either way it's from a deficiency of some sort, correct? There's some thoughts that it also could be heredity, but no proof from my understanding. All they can do is try a poultry vitamin, and make sure they are feeding a ration formulated for turkeys. I've read once the leg is that twisted it probably won't help though.

 

[R2elk]

Either way it's from a deficiency of some sort, correct? There's some thoughts that it also could be heredity, but no proof from my understanding. All they can do is try a poultry vitamin, and make sure they are feeding a ration formulated for turkeys. I've read once the leg is that twisted it probably won't help though.

The tendency to perosis can be genetic with some more predisposed to the condition than others. I only ever had one chicken that developed perosis and I used my normal method of treatment which was to cull it.

I believe that @Noellereagan had success by giving her BB turkeys a solution of vitamin B complex made at the rate of 1/2 tablet dissolved in 1 gallon of water. It has to be the only source of water and should be made fresh daily.

Yes, once they are left long enough to be as bad as the pictured bird, culling or corrective surgery are about the only options.

 

[Molpet]

A friend took a BBB about 8 wks old to the vet... Friend was $150 poorer after a shot of b vitamins and selenium....it never fully recovered and had to be culled