Help please my turkeys foot is such a mess

[Sandyyyyyyy]

So I thought it was going to do surgery for bumble foot and when I finally got someone to help me lift my 50 to 60 pound turkey I found that his smaller claw is deformed and digging into his pad I believe there is more than this issue going on so I cleaned the dead skin off and I’ve been wrapping it with antibiotics Neosporin wrapping tape and duct tape to keep the nail away from the foot so it can heal it’s been two weeks and I do not see Any improvement I have imported pictures below please can you see if you know what this might be and how to help him we love him just as much as we love our dogs

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

A 50-60 pound turkey is a big Bird. The broad breasted aren't bred to live long. That's a lot of weight on their feet, and legs. What's it standing or roosting on? I don't have any advice for the wound unfortunately.

 

[Sandyyyyyyy]

All the research I have seen says they live ten years

 

[Sandyyyyyyy]

But my real concern is how to heal him, he is a big part of our family and very loved

 

[EggWalrus]

I'd start by trimming or filling those talons! Not so far back as to bleed, and then again every week till they are back to normal and not cutting into him/her. As curled under as they are it may hurt to walk. It would be like you putting on some high heeled combat boots with the heels under the toes!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

All the research I have seen says they live ten years

Heritage varieties can live long lives, broad breasted often don't live past a year or two due to their weight and stress on their hearts.

 

[Sandyyyyyyy]

I'd start by trimming or filling those talons! Not so far back as to bleed, and then again every week till they are back to normal and not cutting into him/her. As curled under as they are it may hurt to walk. It would be like you putting on some high heeled combat boots with the heels under the toes!

 

[Sandyyyyyyy]

I am so ticked at vet last year I asked them to trim his nails and they said you don’t do that for turkeys when I taped up his foot to keep the nail from digging into his pad I could hardly cut any off and they were already bleeding

 

[EggWalrus]

Make sure to have some baking powder, flour, or at least a septic stick or powder any time you cut critter's nails, if you do go a little too deep it will stop the bleeding. The old fellow (about 90 yo) down the road, that has kept chickens on that property since he was a kid, says to cut them just enough to make them bleed just a little. They will heal up overnight and in a week or 2 you can do it again if they are still too long. Same goes for spurs. I guess you have to wait for the nail to toughen up and the small blood vessels in the tip of the nails to dry up.

 

[Sandyyyyyyy]

Thank you!