Holy Hera! What is wrong with my Tom's legs?!

[RubySoho5280]

Hi all! I was out looking at the birds and saw that my turkey's legs looked strange. I'm not sure if this is mites or if his feet are just cold. I just want to scream at all of my turkeys. They have warm, dry places to roost and they just wander around in the snow. I even put their food right by the shelter so they don't have to. If this is leg mites, I know how to treat it, but I don't want to treat for them if that's not the right thing.

 

[Rose the Legbar]

It looks like frostbite

 

[RubySoho5280]

It looks like frostbite

Oh no!! I hope that's not it. It's so frustrating because they HAVE a warm and dry area and they refuse to use it.

 

[R2elk]

Hi all! I was out looking at the birds and saw that my turkey's legs looked strange. I'm not sure if this is mites or if his feet are just cold. I just want to scream at all of my turkeys. They have warm, dry places to roost and they just wander around in the snow. I even put their food right by the shelter so they don't have to. If this is leg mites, I know how to treat it, but I don't want to treat for them if that's not the right thing.

Turkeys don't normally get frostbite. It is possible if they don't have proper roosts.

If it is mites (doesn't look like a classic case of leg mites), it doesn't have anything to do with them roosting or not roosting in a sheltered place.

If it was mine, I would coat the area with Vaseline.

 

[007Sean]

I'm by no means a expert on turkey diseases but looks like or could be avian pox? (dry pox). What does it's head and neck look like?