Turkey with a hurt leg. help!

[cupman]

I got three turkeys awhile back and I really don't want to lose any because they need the company. I have this bronze broad breasted turkey and he has a hurt leg. He can still move around to get food and water but he moves really slow. The leg seems to bend, it seems to work, it just seems to cause the turkey pain. I brought him inside and set him on the floor with some newspapers and he is just chilling out right now. He is making turkey noises and seems healthy other than the leg.

I know nothing about turkeys so any advice on how to treat him would be greatly appreciated right now.

The turkey is 5 weeks old.

 

[ivan3]

Take a look at this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/41693/spraddle-leg-splay-leg-treatment-instructions

At 5 weeks, in BB turk, it becomes a bit difficult to treat leg problems. Some strains of BB are more prone than others (rapid growth rate exacerbates the tendency to lameness). You could try limiting feed intake, separating from other turks and give 3 drops of Polyvisol Enfamil (no iron formulation), infant vitamins, a day for a week and then taper off (drip it on grapes/mealworms - easier than giving with dropper).

Good luck!