DISLOCATED OR DEFORMED TURKEY LEG

[Cassmartino]

Hello, I am needing help to know what todo with my sweet jimmy. He doesn’t seem to have a problem walking but it breaks my heart to see him/her like this if anyone could please give me answers or suggestions on what todo. His leg is totally cock eyed.

 

[R2elk]

Hello, I am needing help to know what todo with my sweet jimmy. He doesn’t seem to have a problem walking but it breaks my heart to see him/her like this if anyone could please give me answers or suggestions on what todo. His leg is totally cock eyed.

Slipped tendon. It is usually caused by poor nutrition such as feeding turkey poults chicken starter. The tendency to this condition can also be inherited.

It will have to have the tendon manipulated back into place and then secured there. It needs to be fed a high protein turkey or gamebird starter that has the higher levels of protein, lysine, methionine and niacin that poults need.

You can do a search in the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon. Other than the dietary needs of turkeys, the treatment is the same as it is for chickens.

As the poult gains weight, the leg is going to continue to get worse unless properly treated immediately.

You can supplement the niacin and thiamine by dissolving a 1/2 tablet of vitamin B complex in one gallon of water. It needs to be the only source of water and should be made fresh daily.

 

[Cassmartino]

Slipped tendon. It is usually caused by poor nutrition such as feeding turkey poults chicken starter. The tendency to this condition can also be inherited.

It will have to have the tendon manipulated back into place and then secured there. It needs to be fed a high protein turkey or gamebird starter that has the higher levels of protein, lysine, methionine and niacin that poults need.

You can do a search in the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon. Other than the dietary needs of turkeys, the treatment is the same as it is for chickens.

As the poult gains weight, the leg is going to continue to get worse unless properly treated immediately.

You can supplement the niacin and thiamine by dissolving a 1/2 tablet of vitamin B complex in one gallon of water. It needs to be the only source of water and should be made fresh daily.

Thank you so much!

 

[Cassmartino]

Slipped tendon. It is usually caused by poor nutrition such as feeding turkey poults chicken starter. The tendency to this condition can also be inherited.

It will have to have the tendon manipulated back into place and then secured there. It needs to be fed a high protein turkey or gamebird starter that has the higher levels of protein, lysine, methionine and niacin that poults need.

You can do a search in the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon. Other than the dietary needs of turkeys, the treatment is the same as it is for chickens.

As the poult gains weight, the leg is going to continue to get worse unless properly treated immediately.

You can supplement the niacin and thiamine by dissolving a 1/2 tablet of vitamin B complex in one gallon of water. It needs to be the only source of water and should be made fresh daily.

I also have another question I have guineas, chicks, ducklings and my turkeys together can they have the same feed or no?

 

[R2elk]

I also have another question I have guineas, chicks, ducklings and my turkeys together can they have the same feed or no?

It is my understanding that ducklings should not have the high protein that guinea keets and turkey poults need. The ducklings do need the higher niacin levels.

I have fed turkey poults, guinea keets and chicks a 28% protein turkey or game bird starter and all do fine on this. This is only for the first 6 to 8 weeks. After that I put them on a 24% protein turkey or game bird grower for another 6 weeks. At 3 to 3 1/2 months old they can go on an adult feed with free choice oyster shell available for adults that are laying. My choice for an adult feed is a 20% protein all flock feed.

 

[Cassmartino]

It is my understanding that ducklings should not have the high protein that guinea keets and turkey poults need. The ducklings do need the higher niacin levels.

I have fed turkey poults, guinea keets and chicks a 28% protein turkey or game bird starter and all do fine on this. This is only for the first 6 to 8 weeks. After that I put them on a 24% protein turkey or game bird grower for another 6 weeks. At 3 to 3 1/2 months old they can go on an adult feed with free choice oyster shell available for adults that are laying. My choice for an adult feed is a 20% protein all flock feed.

Thank you so much you are awesome! I will but my guineas and turkeys together my chickens together and my ducks together until they are old enough to have the same fed.

 

[Devils Flower]

Hello, I am needing help to know what todo with my sweet jimmy. He doesn’t seem to have a problem walking but it breaks my heart to see him/her like this if anyone could please give me answers or suggestions on what todo. His leg is totally cock eyed.

What a good name -Jimmy
I'm still trying to get names for all of my turkeys.

 

[Cassmartino]

What a good name -Jimmy
I'm still trying to get names for all of my turkeys.

My other ones name is Tom. Original I know my mom and boyfriend named him but I ended up taking him to the vet and he was born that was his leg is deformed and it’s so devastating because he’s my pal.

 

[Cassmartino]

Slipped tendon. It is usually caused by poor nutrition such as feeding turkey poults chicken starter. The tendency to this condition can also be inherited.

It will have to have the tendon manipulated back into place and then secured there. It needs to be fed a high protein turkey or gamebird starter that has the higher levels of protein, lysine, methionine and niacin that poults need.

You can do a search in the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon. Other than the dietary needs of turkeys, the treatment is the same as it is for chickens.

As the poult gains weight, the leg is going to continue to get worse unless properly treated immediately.

You can supplement the niacin and thiamine by dissolving a 1/2 tablet of vitamin B complex in one gallon of water. It needs to be the only source of water and should be made fresh daily.

Well I ended up getting into a vet that sees turkeys and they said he was born that way and sadly has a deformed leg it’s so bad they couldn’t even splint it…

 

[R2elk]

Well I ended up getting into a vet that sees turkeys and they said he was born that way and sadly has a deformed leg it’s so bad they couldn’t even splint it…

Sorry about that but not all vets are well versed on turkeys and their leg issues. One thing that gives you a clue is the vet using the term born when the appropriate term is hatched.