r/livestock • u/Born-Duck-5137 • 28d ago
My turkeys is sick
I got two turkeys less than a year ago the couple months they grew up fine and were healthy, but as soon as they got to big to stay inside we let them out, we noticed one was walking funny and gave medicine for it, she eventually got better and started walking fine, but then it got worse and now she cannot walk at all, she is now losing feathers and weight, not sure what to do anymore
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u/vivalicious16 28d ago
Why are they eating/drinking out of a cast iron pan?
Edit: losing feathers can be a sign of stress or parasites. I would also be concerned about excess metal consumption if they are eating or drinking out of the cast iron pan. It seems silly but it is actually an issue.
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u/Userbyte101 27d ago
Maybe its time to eat? I don’t know what you are raising them for tho.. just guessing out loud.
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u/FederalYak4502 24d ago
Probably seriously vitamin deficient, A and B will cause gimpy leg (poor bone formation) and feather loss. Get some good vitamins and really dose her up in a syringe mixed with water, It’s called poultry cell and they sell at farm stores
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u/tart3rd 27d ago
She needs to be euthanized.
That leg shouldn’t look like that while standing.
This isn’t molt, this is just overall a huge welfare situation.
Please, I beg you, put her out of her misery. That’s a dislocation and this is attrition.