Is it Wry Neck?

[Popcorn Mcgee]

One of my son's turkeys he's thinking about talking to fair we noticed has a little crookedness at the base. We've never noticed it before. Is this a market turkey disqualification? Should he pick another turkey?

 

[R2elk]

One of my son's turkeys he's thinking about talking to fair we noticed has a little crookedness at the base. We've never noticed it before. Is this a market turkey disqualification? Should he pick another turkey?

@Bantambird

 

[Bantambird]

Esther Says: I don't think that it looks like wry-neck, he seems to have just had a big meal. Wry-neck is most visible in poults and is usually a result of thiamine deficiency. Sometimes it can be a result of a skeletal deformity. He looks healthy to me. Good luck with him. He looks great.

 

[Bantambird]

https://blog.meyerhatchery.com/2017/08/wry-neck-in-chickens/
Here is a post about wry neck in chickens, which mostly will translate to turkeys as well. If you are worried about wry neck, and you worry about proper nutrition, you can include some brewer's yeast as an excellent nutrition boost that has higher levels of thiamine. We have also had great results soaking the turkey feed in clabbered ( raw, slightly curdled/fermented) milk, or whey left over from cheesemaking. We have dairy goats, but this probably isn't an option for most people.