Ugly Turkey Injury (warning, pictures of wounds)

[DanAndQuails]

My 2 and a half year old broad breasted white hen has three really nasty, deep looking wounds. At first I thought the one on her chest was an injury but then found two more on even spots under her wings. Could they be caused by mites or lice? I am skeeved because I have several other birds... also, she is very broody right now, almost nervously so, but doesn’t have a mate or even fellow turkey buddy. Not sure if it’s nerves and over plucking or if there’s a parasite involved. I didn’t notice any obvious signs of mites or lice on the other birds but because she’s the only white bird things are more obvious on her. The two attached pictures are the wounds under her wings on EVEN points on her body. I feel awful. Any help would be great.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

What other birds is she housed with? That's not from parasites. It looks like wounds. I would use a wound spray and let her heal. You need to find out where they came from. Any places she can get hooked on? Predators? Other birds?

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Can she get to an other tom (even a wild boy), if so thst is the work of his spurres (and prob why she is so broody.)

 

[DanAndQuails]

What other birds is she housed with? That's not from parasites. It looks like wounds. I would use a wound spray and let her heal. You need to find out where they came from. Any places she can get hooked on? Predators? Other birds?

She's with five hens and three ducks (only one male duck) no one is aggressive with her. When she free ranges, it's only during the day, but she does so with two pot bellied pigs. I know pigs can be nasty but they definitely didn't do this to her. The reason I asked if it was caused by lice or mites is because I've heard that the bird might pick itself until it's bloody. And the oddest thing is that the same size wound is on BOTH sides of her body under both wings. It just seems like she might be doing it to herself? Could that be? Thanks so much.

 

[DanAndQuails]

Can she get to an other tom (even a wild boy), if so thst is the work of his spurres (and prob why she is so broody.)

It is possible but unlikely, the male would have to fly over the fence into our yard because my hen can't fly for anything, and even when she free ranges she does so in our yard surrounded by chain link fence. Also no roosters here either Thanks for your input!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

She's with five hens and three ducks (only one male duck) no one is aggressive with her. When she free ranges, it's only during the day, but she does so with two pot bellied pigs. I know pigs can be nasty but they definitely didn't do this to her. The reason I asked if it was caused by lice or mites is because I've heard that the bird might pick itself until it's bloody. And the oddest thing is that the same size wound is on BOTH sides of her body under both wings. It just seems like she might be doing it to herself? Could that be? Thanks so much.

If they are on both sides my guess is something tried mating her, or something grabbed her. I've never seen a bird pick wounds in itself from external parasites.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Yeah that is what I was thinking, they look like spur wounds.