Injured Turkey

[willandstacey06]

We have a 7 week old red bourbon turkey. Something tried to attack her and injured her. She had some claw/bite marks along her hip area and was really bruised up but that seems to have improved at this point. Her main problem now is that she won’t stand up. When she is held up in the air, her good leg goes down to touch the ground but her bad side doesn’t. She keeps it up and won’t let it touch the ground. She lies on one side all the time and when we try to flip her to the other side, she just flips back again. Both of her legs seem to work - when she is lying there, her legs move a lot - like she is trying to run. When she is lying down, her legs are both way out in front of her. She eats and drinks and poops like normal. Could it be dislocated? How do I help her strengthen it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

 

[R2elk]

We have a 7 week old red bourbon turkey. Something tried to attack her and injured her. She had some claw/bite marks along her hip area and was really bruised up but that seems to have improved at this point. Her main problem now is that she won’t stand up. When she is held up in the air, her good leg goes down to touch the ground but her bad side doesn’t. She keeps it up and won’t let it touch the ground. She lies on one side all the time and when we try to flip her to the other side, she just flips back again. Both of her legs seem to work - when she is lying there, her legs move a lot - like she is trying to run. When she is lying down, her legs are both way out in front of her. She eats and drinks and poops like normal. Could it be dislocated? How do I help her strengthen it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

She is in pain. If there are open lacerations, treat them. Let her alone as much as possible. When she needs to move she will. Turkeys heal very well on their own.