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Date Posted: 09:09:51 02/11/12 Sat
Author: D C T friendly poultry orthopedist
Subject: Re: baby turkey keeps falling over
In reply to: Tina 's message, "baby turkey keeps falling over" on 17:24:48 02/10/12 Fri

This could be muscle weakness but might be a displaced
Achilles tendon. To check for this look at hock joints
(where fuzz ends and scale covered shin bone begins)
The Achilles tendon crosses the rear of the hock joint
connecting muscles above joint to bone below joint.
You can compare legs to see if one has tendon bulging to
side of joint. Gentle finger pressure can move tendon back
in place. Sometimes this is all the repair it takes but
sometimes swelling in the joint capsule prevents tendon
from staying in place and a "chick chair" is used to rest
the joint so that it can heal.
I will try to email you a photo of this "chair"

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