injured turkey

[CarolynEarley]

One of our turkeys has an injured leg. We think she may have fallen badly from a perch and twisted her knee as that is where she is limping from (though it is hard to tell). She has been like this for about a week. Her legs look almost crossed as she sometimes stands on her other foot to support herself and the injured leg sticks out at a strange angle. Her knee joint looks swollen. I know it is hard to tell, but do you think she is likely to get better? She is eating and drinking and does walk/limp around.

 

[Davidd]

Hello, she may improve in time- try to restrict her movement- can you keep her in for a few days? she should improve with rest - but it depends on how much damage has been done- if there are broken bones or if infection sets in.
regards, David

 

[CarolynEarley]

thanks