Thank everybody for their input... maybe it was fox, or rooster fight.... I just pray it gets better and these antibiotics and cream help. Thank u all who posted
I just recently made like 6 life like "people" scarecrows.... to deter them. Also strung up CDs to catch the sun and confuse them... sprayed 75% vinegar and garlic mixture along fenceline also to deter
They are free range and there's plenty of open ground and yes they have thier own girls, but sometimes we'll catch Freddy over in Foghorns territory and they'll fight and we break it up. Foghorn has his own garage and Freddy had his own coop. Lots of pretty , clean, territory
About 2 weeks ago I noticed him limping... so I looked at him and saw that his knees were bad. Started putting neosporin but they didn't get any better so I got him to a vet. But they look worse than they did 2 weeks ago. Here's a pic from 2 weeks ago
He was hatched. And sometimes he fights with the other rooster, but that usually just messes up his face and I separate him till he heels. Maybe it was from fighting with the other rooster? Usually they don't go for knees.... but I dunno
He's kinda laying down now that he's inside . But the perches in coop don't have poop on them i keep the perches clean and rebed the bedding frequently
He sleeps in a coop which has perches. I just recently separated him while I'm giving antibiotics from vet. He's in bathroom now in a perch in a crate ..or he sits on top of crate
Hi did u get my reply. I am new to this. Freddy is 3.5 yrs old . Yes went to vet on Monday. Vet was unsure what it was . Got antibiotics n cream.. he's acting normal otherwise. Was limping which is why I looked at why. We have 20+ chickens free range. Freddy has 4 girls and Foghorn has 8, and...
He's about 3.5 yrs and I took him to vet on Monday. Got antibiotics and cream. He's acting normal yes. Except he was favoring his legs and limping a little, which cause me to check him out. We have about 20 free range chickens. Only 2 full grown roosters and a few baby roosters that just...