Sick rooster, messy butt and scaly leg mites?

emupriya

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One of my roosters is suddenly acting weak. He has a messy butt, but it does not look like it is clogged. When I picked him up he also vomited clear liquid. Below is a picture of his feet, could this be scaly leg mites? If so, is that what is causing his sickness? Not too long ago I noticed another one of my roosters feet looked strange, perhaps it is spreading?
I got him to eat some egg but that’s it.
Any help appreciated!!!
 

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Looks like SLM to me. I'd clean the feet, then apply some NuStock Cream, Castor Oil or Vaseline to the legs/feet a couple of times a week for several weeks.

Check his whole body to see if he has lice or mites on the body. If he does, then treat him with a Permethrin based poultry dust or spray. Treat housing too. This is in addition to putting cream/oil on the legs.

Vomiting liquid - check his crop first thing in the morning to make sure his crop is emptying. If it's not, then begin addressing that symptom too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
 
Looks like SLM to me. I'd clean the feet, then apply some NuStock Cream, Castor Oil or Vaseline to the legs/feet a couple of times a week for several weeks.

Check his whole body to see if he has lice or mites on the body. If he does, then treat him with a Permethrin based poultry dust or spray. Treat housing too. This is in addition to putting cream/oil on the legs.

Vomiting liquid - check his crop first thing in the morning to make sure his crop is emptying. If it's not, then begin addressing that symptom too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
Looks like SLM to me. I'd clean the feet, then apply some NuStock Cream, Castor Oil or Vaseline to the legs/feet a couple of times a week for several weeks.

Check his whole body to see if he has lice or mites on the body. If he does, then treat him with a Permethrin based poultry dust or spray. Treat housing too. This is in addition to putting cream/oil on the legs.

Vomiting liquid - check his crop first thing in the morning to make sure his crop is emptying. If it's not, then begin addressing that symptom too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
I felt his crop this morning and it was full! Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Gave him coconut oil and massaged his crop. I’m hoping he’ll get better but I might have to make him throw up.
 
I felt his crop this morning and it was full! Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Gave him coconut oil and massaged his crop. I’m hoping he’ll get better but I might have to make him throw up.
If at all possible, try to avoid vomiting him, you risk aspiration.
Work on the crop as outlined in the article posted. The methods are what I use when treating the crop.
It may be sour if he's lethargic and not doing well, so treating with an anti-fungal may be necessary.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/
 

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