Need help / advice

[camogonewild]

I have two turkeys a Tom an hen both have one leg that's bow legged is there any cure its sad to see they have a hard time running both still growing

Here's the Hen it's her right leg

Here's the Tom it's his right leg

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is so info about treating rickets with large doses of vitamin D: http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/123/rickets-hypocalcaemic and http://www.poulvet.com/poultry/articles/lameness_nutrition.php

 

[camogonewild]

So ur saying its rickets will the vitamin d make there let's grow correctly

 

[Eggcessive]

Bowleggedness is basically rickets. However, most rickets I have seen in people involve both legs. It is possible that they have another abnormality called a slipped tendon or perosis. In the second link that is discussed. Both of these problems are vitamin related, so I would get some all B and vitamin D supplements and try them after doing some reading. I am not familiar with turkeys or rickets in poultry, but maybe others will have additional advice.

 

[camogonewild]

alright ill look into it more anyone else have anything to say

 

[camogonewild]

We'll few weeks have gone by he's better she's not its hard for her to walk an she has a limp when she does she's growing right just hard for her to walk