Turkey fell off slaughter truck- Rescued but needs help!

[Ruralhideaway]

Or here the frames all there.

 

[casportpony]

The comments about the maggots are bugging me. It's my understanding that the maggots used in human and veterinary medicine are not the type of maggots we see in fly strike.

Please read these posts by Folly's Place. Trust me when I say she knows more about fly strike than most people.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/8612602/?q=Maggot&o=date&c[user][0]=106492

 

[theuglychick]

That was my concern too

The comments about the maggots are bugging me. It's my understanding that the maggots used in human and veterinary medicine are not the type of maggots we see in fly strike.

Please read these posts by Folly's Place. Trust me when I say she knows more about fly strike than most people.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/8612602/?q=Maggot&o=date&c[user][0]=106492

 

[sannabelle]

I'm not sure where your located but once you create that FB I have an avian vet local to me who you should absolutely add. They are a vet practice and bird rescue with experience on farm birds

I got a rescued cock fighting roo from them a couple years ago, and they have helped with my chickens before as well!

 

[GrandpaUtz]

The comments about the maggots are bugging me. It's my understanding that the maggots used in human and veterinary medicine are not the type of maggots we see in fly strike.

Please read these posts by Folly's Place. Trust me when I say she knows more about fly strike than most people.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/8612602/?q=Maggot&o=date&c[user][0]=106492

That was my concern too

Oh god it's like all my optimism died reading through just one thread. I really hope the permethryn killed whatever was hiding in his hole. But I will be attacking it again tonight!

 

[apryl29]

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Just don't leave the turkey in this unattended. With the weight off his legs he may think he can support his weight and try to walk & get hurt even more.

 

[sumi]

I'll post a link to this thread in our BYC FB group and another group I'm in and see if we can get some turkey people from over there to chime in.

ETA: Done! I posted a pic of him to grab more attention.

 

[Isaac 0]

Oh god it's like all my optimism died reading through just one thread. I really hope the permethryn killed whatever was hiding in his hole. But I will be attacking it again tonight!

Make sure your getting the whole infected area.If the holes are to deep you can use a syringe to get the ointment in there.

 

[casportpony]

Oh god it's like all my optimism died reading through just one thread. I really hope the permethryn killed whatever was hiding in his hole. But I will be attacking it again tonight!

Ask your vet if it would be appropriate to start him something like Clavamox, Cephalexin, Amoxicillin, or maybe even penicillin.

 

[casportpony]

Here is a post from @DylansMom
"My turkey hen had a really bad injury on her side last summer and we didn't find it until well after the flies had.

We cleaned it up with dish soap and water in a squirt bottle, applied Swat to get the maggots out ( and they practically threw themselves off after the Swat was put on), we then used iodine in a spray bottle and spayed it everyday, then we would apply triple antibiotic every other day, we also gave her an oral antibiotic mixed up in scrambled eggs everyday. She healed up good as new, she is almost 10 now and is a pet.






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