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    Rooster With Infected Cut On Leg

    Thanks for the quick response!! I don't have any recent pictures of him, but I can take some soon. He seems to be more vocal and likes the company of the hen when she is with him, and hasn't gotten worse with her in the pen with him. He is roughly 4 years old, but I have had roosters that live...
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    Rooster With Infected Cut On Leg

    This is an update several months--to almost a year later on my rooster. He is still alive and kicking as the infection has long passed and is all healed! However, since the infection and healing process took so long, it seems like he can't move his joint anymore. This wasn't a problem for him as...
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    Rooster With Infected Cut On Leg

    Update: I found a vet finally who could look at him, this Thursday, that is only 20 minutes away (had to call several and do some research)! They are just going to check if he is healing normally, and if his leg is going to able to function soon. Thanks again for all the love for Carlos, it has...
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    Rooster With Infected Cut On Leg

    Thank you for the advice. I will continue to apply ointment and wash it with saline. If it doesn't get better or worse, I will take him to a vet.
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    Rooster With Infected Cut On Leg

    Hi again, update for my rooster. Thank you again Eggcessive, I took some of your advice and stopped peroxide on the same day as I posted my concerns. I have also been keeping it clean with ointment and a breathable wrap (changing it pretty much every day). It has been over a week now, and his...
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    Rooster With Infected Cut On Leg

    I have a rooster who cut himself pretty good on the leg somewhere in the coop. It got infected about a week or 2 later. I noticed this, and cleaned it with hydrogen peroxide and warm soapy water the first couple days, and put some regular, safe-for-chickens antibiotic ointment on it (with a wrap...
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