Chickens and a turkey

[Wdevereaux]

Hi all, I’m new to this website. I have 7 chickens that I’ve had for 7 years, a commercially beautiful white turkey that I think has bumble foot. She’s about Four. I can’t see her feet she closes her toes over the pads, she weighs about 20 pounds. I noticed she was getting limp and I just don’t know what to do. She is so sweet. I can’t bring her to the vet and I can’t bring her in my house. She huge! How do I handle this?

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this poultry lovers community. Is there anyway someone can hold her in their lap while sitting in a lawn chair outside so you can get to her feet to check them out?

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. You may need a helper to examine her feet.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!! I would post this in the Turkey Forum. I see you were there and replied on an old post. Just make a new one in case that one gets ignored due to it being from 2009.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Turkey and a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
With a bird that size, you are going to need a helper.
Start by soaking the foot in warm Epsom salt water for at least 10 minutes then gently clean the bottom and get a good look. If you see a bumble, there are many techniques you can use to remove it depending on how bad it is. You can post to the ER Forum for more help but do the soak and clean first then get good pictures to post. Good luck.

 

[N F C]

Good advice about soaking the foot and getting a helper to handle such a large bird. Best wishes!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am so sorry about your Turkeys foot. Definitely post in our Turkey or Emergency forums for more help.