Turkey leg I need help!!

[twmiller]

Bought this guy in May 2022 as a baby. I noticed yesterday he was limping. His leg looks bowed to me. He is a pet and we have another one that we bought at the same time. Bourbon reds. My husband said it has been this way. I don’t get to spend a lot of time out there so I have no idea how long that would be. Please help. I have no idea what to do or if nothing can be done what is his life expectancy

 

[Tookie]

How is your turkey?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Is this a Broad Breasted Bronze?
I've seen this in larger males, I found a connection with low calcium during growth.
If I have extra calcium available for them I don't have bowed legs. It prevents it from happening.

Or give them a vitamin blend like Nutridrench which has D3 which helps with calcium absorption. Maybe the better route to go.

But since he already has bowed legs it's too late for fixing.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

He is a pet and we have another one that we bought at the same time. Bourbon reds.

Welcome to BYC!

From what I can see.. that's NOT a Bourbon red variety of turkey.

So it may have been mislabeled or a case of mistaken identity. Can you post a full photo?

Please tell us what the feed routine is, & how high they're roosting? Do they have other flock mates?

 

[twmiller]

Welcome to BYC!

From what I can see.. that's NOT a Bourbon red variety of turkey.

So it may have been mislabeled or a case of mistaken identity. Can you post a full photo?

Please tell us what the feed routine is, & how high they're roosting? Do they have other flock mates?

Probably was labeled wrong. They are our pets so it doesn’t matter I’m just trying to do all I can. Roost is probably 2 feet off the ground. They are fed

Is this a Broad Breasted Bronze?
I've seen this in larger males, I found a connection with low calcium during growth.
If I have extra calcium available for them I don't have bowed legs. It prevents it from happening.

Or give them a vitamin blend like Nutridrench which has D3 which helps with calcium absorption. Maybe the better route to go.

But since he already has bowed legs it's too late for fixing.

how much nutidrench and how long do u give it

 

[MysteryChicken]

Probably was labeled wrong. They are our pets so it doesn’t matter I’m just trying to do all I can. Roost is probably 2 feet off the ground. They are fed

how much nutidrench and how long do u give it

It's too late for treatment. Once the legs are bowed, they stay that way.

Meat turkeys have some health problems due their rapid growth. Here's a list of a few: Heart Attacks, kidney problems, gout, bowed legs, & becoming too large for their legs to handle.
They're similar to that of the Cornish X, but a Turkey instead.

 

[twmiller]

Probably was labeled wrong. They are our pets so it doesn’t matter I’m just trying to do all I can. Roost is probably 2 feet off the ground. They are fed

how much nutidrench and how long do u give it

I just realized my last reply ended short. Not sure what happened but it should not have cut off at they are fed . It should have said they are fed game bird feed (which is what we were told to feed) and they get bananas or fruit and veggies some. Not every day. And they free range when we are home (inside the pasture). We do have chickens and guineas also so they do get into some of that food too. I would appreciate some help to try to let them live as long as possible (there are only two males). He is walking on the leg now. Seems he may have hurt it making it worse. Is it better for them to be out in the pasture (we do have coyotes and fox) also have 3 donkeys that seem to help. Or should they be kept up when we are not here. I get they need to keep their weight down especially now with the leg issues. They have two roost which are about two feet off ground. We have a barn, the next section has a garage attached overhead with tin and wire around so no one gets grabbed then that attaches to an aviary of sorts ( large gauge netting overhead and chain link fence around). Not allowed out there at night. Please help with any information to keep them going for years. (I have read about blackhead but have no choice to raise them with chickens and the guineas.