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    Roo in pain- PLEASE HELP! Is this normal?? (Pics)

    Thanks for asking. Max is hanging in there, but we are still trying to get him better. We found a very good avian/chicken vet near us, and have been there with him twice so far. The vet believes the scabs are secondary to some medical problem that was causing him to lie down all the time...
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    Rooster limping- Scaly Leg Mites? PICS INCLUDED

    Thank you for your replies. You may see my other more recent message-- I am treating him for scaly leg mites but also discovered large scabs at the tops of his legs where other members have suggested he may have injured himself with his own long, curved spurs. I have trimmed his spurs now and...
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    Roo in pain- PLEASE HELP! Is this normal?? (Pics)

    Ok. I took him off the roost (he has been getting up there, but keeps his wings out to help balance and doesn't look very comfortable) and I just finished doing all I can do for now. First, I cut about 1.5-to-2 inches off of his spurs with dog clippers and then sanded them smooth. Trimmed his...
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    Roo in pain- PLEASE HELP! Is this normal?? (Pics)

    Thank you all so much. I am currently treating the mites and will take care of the spurs and follow all other advice. So everyone agrees that the black patches are essentially just big tough scabs?
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    Vet Euthanization

    Just wanted to say I'm sorry. It sounds horribly traumatic-- I worked at an animal shelter and our vets euthanized sick chickens with an injection just like a cat or dog, so that was not an unreasonable assumption for you to make. Sounds like that vet should not be working with birds. In any...
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    Roo in pain- PLEASE HELP! Is this normal?? (Pics)

    I posted about my poor limping boy Max a few days ago but didn't get too many responses. Today while examining him (and slathering his legs with cooking oil on the chance that scaly leg mites could be responsible), I discovered this. At the top of each leg, where they meet his body, he has a...
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    Rooster limping- Scaly Leg Mites? PICS INCLUDED

    Anyone who has seen scaly leg mites in person and can tell me if that is what it looks like? Please?
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    One of my chicks are being picked on can anyone help

    The most important things I've seen in bullying between hens are to make sure they have LOTS of space, LOTS of roosts at different heights and in different spots to give themselves space and get away when needed, and multiple food and water stations so they can spread out and the bottom hen...
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    What is wrong with my hens comb!?

    Ohhh... poor girl (both of you!). I'm so sorry. As we already established, I don't know much about this stuff but I was just wondering if maybe you might happen to have one of the recommended pain relievers lying around (not aspirin, since she's bleeding, but maybe Rimadyl/Carprofen or...
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    Rooster limping- Scaly Leg Mites? PICS INCLUDED

    Thanks so much, humblehillsfarm. I am sure I know less than you do... does it look like he has scaly leg mites to you? As for the spurs, I've read some stuff about removing them, but since Max is uncommonly gentle with his girls it has never seemed necessary. This might be irrelevant, but Max...
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    Rooster limping- Scaly Leg Mites? PICS INCLUDED

    My roo, Max, who is probably about 5-7 years old now, seems to be having a leg or foot issue. I noticed him lying down (on his belly, head up) on the ground in the run the day before yesterday, which is very unlike him as he always wants to be running about patrolling and watching over his 3...
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