turkey bite his own legs

[De Wet]

Hi there I hope someone can help me, my tom is bitting his own legs it seems he is irretating with something but I can't see nothing any help please.

 

[ivan3]

You could try a `no-pick' spray for poultry. Hard to know as this can result from anything from a contact dermatitis to diet to stress, etc. I'd clean legs with an antiseptic and then apply no-pick. Any recent changes of any sort that turk has been exposed to?

A good reference, though it can no longer be downloaded in one large file, (can download by individual chapters): http://www.harrisonsbirdfoods.com/avmed/chapters.html

 

[Oregon Blues]

Treat him for mites.

 

[De Wet]

Yeah I put some cooking oil on his legs for mites but his legs a rather clean I did put him on a tylosin treatment maybe I overdose him a little bit and now show some negative symtoms. But could it be a result that he pecking his on legs