Three month turkey missing a leg

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC. Can you post a picture of it?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I've never dealt with this type of thing. Currently I've treated a Turkey successfully from a vitamin deficiency.

 

[coach723]

Personally, I would cull. Even if it were to survive, it's going to put a huge strain on the remaining leg as it grows. It will be at a major disadvantage in getting to food and water. Unless there is enough left to fit a prosthetic, and you were willing to spend the time and expense to do that, it's going to be really hard on it. It will be a special needs bird always, and that is a very personal decision for anyone to make, whether you are willing and able to care for that long term.
Did you locate the missing leg? Sounds like you have a predator getting in somehow, I would really work on preventing that happening again, most predators will return and you don't want to lose more.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Fly strike is a risk too. Keep him inside until he has a nice scab over it. You'll need to clean it twice a day. Can you get aqua mox from tsc? It will prevent infection.

 

[SueT]

It must have a horrible open wound where the leg was? I would cull.

 

[zantra]

It sounds like a racoon reached through the fencing and pulled its leg off.

No raccoons in this area have only see one baby opossum,it was in my house eating my dogs food it is now in it’s own kennel in my bedoom it is very young have not seen any signs of a mother or sibling. I also have three large chicken friendly collies in the yard around the run. And the eight chicks in the run with the Turkey don’t seem to be afraid of anything.

 

[zantra]

Fly strike is a risk too. Keep him inside until he has a nice scab over it. You'll need to clean it twice a day. Can you get aqua mox from tsc? It will prevent infection.

 

[zantra]

Cleaned it again and put antibiotics on it is already standing on one leg and hobbling around it’s pet carrie. Here are pics just after I cleaned it.

 

[R2elk]

Just because you haven't seen any raccoons doesn't mean they aren't there. Some predator managed to take that leg off.

A turkey can live with one leg. If it is a tom, it is unlikely to be able to breed successfully. If it is a hen it will be a likely target for overbreeding.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry about your chick. What is your general location? What is your coop like? Are they locked securely inside the coop? Do the birds all roost at night? Do you have chicken wire or any openings larger than 1/2 inch? Have rats been a problem? I would clean the stump with chlorhexidene (Hibiclens) or Betadine 10%. Then use some plain neosporin ointment twice a day after cleaning.