My Turkey is eating at herself on a wound.

[Eichert87]

I have a 2 year old standard white Turkey hen that has a large wound under her wing. It is approximately 3 inches wide and circular. The feathers and skin are gone. She keeps picking at it and eating. She is being treated with blucote. I have no idea how this happened, or how long it has been there. She acts 100% normal otherwise. She is a bit ruffled looking. She eats and drinks normally. It does not look remotely infected. It actually looks healthy, besides being an open wound. It was lightly scabbed over when I noticed it.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

My guess it's from the Tom mating her. Trim his nails and spurs. Turkey will clean their wounds, so that's normal. She will help it heal. Leave her be and tend to your tom so it doesn't happen again. We trim ours 2 times a year.

 

[Eichert87]

My guess it's from the Tom mating her. Trim his nails and spurs. Turkey will clean their wounds, so that's normal. She will help it heal. Leave her be and tend to your tom so it doesn't happen again. We trim ours 2 times a year.

Ok, thank you. That was my guess. How do you trim the Tom? He is only 9 months old, but VERY big. I'd guess upwards of 40 pounds.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I have my husband catch the toms and hold them by the feet with their chest on the ground and I quickly give everyone a trim with a large dog nail trimmer. I also have some kwikstop on hand for any bleeding.

I believe the nails cause the rips in the skin, but keeping the spurs from having a sharp point is important too. I have unfortunately seen too many of those wounds, but thankfully they all have healed up, and don't occur if we keep the nails trimmed.

I worried too when I saw them pecking and digging in the wound but I believe they are keeping them clean and it promotes healing.

 

[Eichert87]

I have my husband catch the toms and hold them by the feet with their chest on the ground and I quickly give everyone a trim with a large dog nail trimmer. I also have some kwikstop on hand for any bleeding.

I believe the nails cause the rips in the skin, but keeping the spurs from having a sharp point is important too. I have unfortunately seen too many of those wounds, but thankfully they all have healed up, and don't occur if we keep the nails trimmed.

I worried too when I saw them pecking and digging in the wound but I believe they are keeping them clean and it promotes healing.

Ok, thank you. He does not have spurs yet.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

That would support my toe nails doing it theory. Especially that inside toenail.