"Oops" the deformed turkey (photos may be disturbing to some)

[the simple life]

I had a maran pullet like that as well, she was the most friendly chicken I ever had, she jumped up onto my shoulder every time I went into the coop.

Here are some things to consider.
Mine had a pretty severe cross beak and it usually gets worse at it gets older and your little one has it pretty bad already.
My experience was that even though she tried to peck around at things on the ground she usually couldn't get much if anything to go into her mouth so she wasn't much good at foraging but could eat out of a bowl or feeder.
I use to hate when I threw a treat to everyone and they would run around snatching it up and she couldn't get any, I always saved some out for her to eat out of my hand or the treat bucket and she learned to wait for that.

The feeder had to remain filled high because if it got low she couldn't get any food and as she got older it was much harder for her to eat out of the rim because of how crossed her beak was, especially when there are other chickens fighting to get in front for their food.
She was resourceful though, I once found her inside the big hanging feeder. She climbed under the lid and went inside to eat, thats when I realized now that she was getting bigger and her beak even more crossed that she couldn't eat out of the rim anymore.
After that I use to fill a big bowl or pan for her to eat out of, same thing with the waterer, it wasn't hard to make these extra considerations but the issue was that the other chickens would eat and drink out of her feeders even though they had the other feeders as well so you have to keep an eye on it to make sure they stay full.

No one ever picked on her or bothered her in anyway. She had lots of friends but preferred to hang around with me whenver she could.
I lost her when she was several months old though, I found her dead in the coop one morning and I still miss her.

The fact that yours only has one eye is another big handicap, especially as far as predators go.
I don't see the harm in letting it go a little while to see how she does but please be prepared for the fact that it may not make it very long. Its hard on the kids but even if she doesn't make it they will at least feel like she had a chance and you never know it may be fine.
Good luck with everything.

 

[Shady]

Would you be willing to ship it?
Don't give up if he's not suffering or in pain, they are meat birds right? So the beak doesn't have much time to get a lot worse.

 

[the simple life]

Meat bird? The op said it was a turkey and didn't mention they were raising it for the table.

 

[geepy]

I have a EE witha messed up beak that is 5 years old and doing fine. I thought I would get chicks from her the were deformed, never have. If it is eating and drinking I say let it be if it's o.k. with the OP.

 

[Shady]

I just... since they are turkeys, and most are for meat.
I shouldn't assume so much xD.

 

[ccrawf]

I had a chicken with a similar deformity. Personally, I don't think the missing eye will be a real problem. The issue is going to be getting enough to eat. And my experience says it will get worse as she gets older. My hen was very sweet and would eat from my hand and hop up in my lap, but as the other person said, she will always be at the bottom of the pecking order. Mine eventually died, not sure why. She looked healthy and not like she starved.
My understanding is that there is a surgical procedure some vets can/will perform to help straighten the beak. Not sure about cost, but would make a world of difference in the quality of life. Hope that helps.
Clay

 

[fordguy]

I hope you didn't cull the turkey - we had one like that and she turned out just fine, great personality and got along well with the other birds. the only problem was the one I brought to the situation.

 

[aussieheelr]

Very sad to see that. Poor lil' feller. All I can say is it would probably not be a good canidate for any breeding problem.

 

[Mahonri]

I would probably cull a chick like that.

 

[teach1rusl]

I guess for me it would depend on whether it was able to eat and drink well. Somebody's got to be at the bottom or the pecking order, so if that happened, no big deal. But slowly wasting away IS a big deal. If you decide to chance it, go by feel of the bird rather than look. I'm not familiar with turkeys, but know chickens can LOOK fine, but really be very thin (not gaining or having lost weight) under all those feathers. So handle it frequently.