Turkey - leg issue??

[furbabies86]

Hey I have a few week old turkey. Noticed the legs aren’t standing up properly. Can anyone tell me what I can do to help?

 

[R2elk]

Hey I have a few week old turkey. Noticed the legs aren’t standing up properly. Can anyone tell me what I can do to help?

Looks like perosis. Check in the Emergencies forum for slipped tendon treatment.

It is most likely caused by poor quality feed. Turkey poults need a high protein turkey or game bird starter for the first 6 to 8 weeks followed by a quality turkey grower for the next 6 weeks.

Your feed most likely was deficient in niacin and thiamine and possibly too low in lysine and methionine too.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

@R2elk @Bigtom Turkey @Nendei might be able to help.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

They don't look that bad to me.

 

[furbabies86]

They don't look that bad to me.

Her one leg. Left leg points inwards and the other turkey we have are completely straight. It looks like it’s gonna break when she is standing that’s how inward it is. I’ll try to get a better picture to add and show you.

 

[Eggcessive]

She might have a valgus deformity in the one leg. It can look like knock-knee appearance if in both legs. Enlarge the pictures in this article below to see valgus or varus deformity:
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

 

[Eggcessive]

A diagram showing varus and valgus :
https://5mpublishing.sirv.com/poultry/legacy/combined/08-05-19Pic1.jpg

 

[furbabies86]

She might have a valgus deformity in the one leg. It can look like knock-knee appearance if in both legs. Enlarge the pictures in this article below to see valgus or varus deformity:
https://www.researchgate.net/public..._of_the_Intertarsal_Joint_in_Broiler_Chickens

Hmmm! Ok. It’s not as bad as the picture but could be. So nothing we can do for that I’m assuming. ?

 

[Eggcessive]

There is no treatment for a leg bone deformity. Giving vitamins with minerals will not help, but make sure that she eats a balanced gamebird or all flock feed. They tend to get worse as the chicken or turkey grows. It may be hereditary, so I would not breed her. She may be able to get around well enough, but some birds may eventually become disabled, needing to be culled. Sorry.

 

[furbabies86]

There is no treatment for a leg bone deformity. Giving vitamins with minerals will not help, but make sure that she eats a balanced gamebird or all flock feed. They tend to get worse as the chicken or turkey grows. It may be hereditary, so I would not breed her. She may be able to get around well enough, but some birds may eventually become disabled, needing to be culled. Sorry.

Oh man I hope she makes it through. Thank you