have a 2 week old turkey poult. checked on it before i went to bed last night and noticed it was wobbly. got a better look today and it looks like its hocks are away from the body. it looks square not rounded from foot to foot. thought splay leg but this is the whole leg and again it looks squared to me. weird. any ideas?
wobbly turkey poult
that is weird, see if this helps...[have you checked for swelling?]
"ACHILLES TENDON OUT OF THE GROOVE: When the Achilles tendon slips out of the groove on the hock joint, a peachick will not be able to straighten its leg. The problem needs prompt attention because the struggling peachick will put its weight on the hock joint which will damage the skin and cause swelling in the joint. The tendon can be pushed back in place with just one finger or a very gentle squeeze between the thumb and index finger. Sometimes just one treatment will give a complete cure that seems like a miracle. Other times several treatments are needed. Stubborn cases require advanced treatment that is too difficult to explain here. I treated both legs of a peachick for two weeks; She grew up to be a healthy peahen. "
from: http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/problems/
and...
Legs Symptom Possible Cause
Paralysis... Marek's disease; botulism; heat stoke; epidemic tremor; cage layer fatigue; vitamin E deficiency; algae poisoning; yellow jasmine poisoning; acute lack of water
Rough, scaly... Fowl pox; scaly leg mite
Bowed, weak... Nutritional deficiency-vitamin D; osteodystrophy
Bone bends... Nutritional deficiency-vitamin D
Joint swelling... Infectious synovitis; paratyphoid; pullorum; zinc deficiency; staphylococcosis; tenosynovitis; arthritis
Tendon at hock displaced... Perosis (nutritional deficiency-manganese or choline)
Stilted gait... Tenosynovitis
Shank depigmented... Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; coccidiosis; any low grade slow disease (for any length of time)
Toes twisted... Genetic
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Feet Symptom Possible Cause
Joints fixed... Tenosynovitis
Swollen foot pad... Infectious synovitis; bumblefoot
Toes curled... Nutritional deficiency-riboflavin; genetic; management deficiency
Foot pad cracked, dermatitis... Nutritional deficiency-biotin or pantothenic acid; management deficiency
Bird walks on toes... Tenosynovitis
Toes twisted... Genetic
from: http://archive.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/diagext.htm
to find an avian vet near you:
http://www.aav.org/vet-lookup/
i posted a message on the guinea fowl website you recommended. in all my years of raising i have never seen this before. not a good year for me and turkeys! i have posted several times here and you have helped me out alot tamarafaye. thank you.