Final Update: thanks for the help y'all! Though we aren't out of the woods 100% just yet, Eddie is getting there. About 3 days ago I saw him moving his toes, and as of today he is roosting and moving with little trouble on the bad foot! His strength is coming back, and he's doing world's better...
Update: he's closed away for the night in a nest box with a mash of food and water with Rooster Booster Poultry Cell supplement. His water today had added vitamins and electrolytes as well. He's still getting to food and water no problem, and he isn't looking any worse for wear. Thanks for all...
Here are a couple pictures of him standing by the feeder. He's eating and drinking water and seems just as energetic as usual, just having trouble walking around. I've added a vitamin supplement to their water, and I want to get him set up today in a resting area where I'll give him a riboflavin...
We believe him to be roughly 8 months old. We got him on Halloween, and he looks pretty much exactly the same. He, along with a hen, are our newest additions. We just started with chickens in mid to late September. I was looking up scaly leg mites, we've already got a vaseline for them, so I'll...
Hi all, first time chickeneer and poster. My rooster, Eddie, seems to have injured his foot recently. 3 days ago we noticed a limp, but it hadn't seemed to really stop him from doing anything he normally would. We checked him to see about potential bumblefoot, but there's no wounds or anything...