Good Morning fellow chicken lovers!! Good news!! Benny is recovering!! Yayyyyyyyyyy It's been a long 4 months, but he's is standing on his own and making slow steps. I know he still has some recovery to go through, but he is improving more everyday. Also, he is developing a white crusty...
I checked his ears and didn't find anything unusual. I do take some pictures of his feet though.
I don't know how to upload them from my phone.
He has raised scales and some funky looking thumb toes. Could scales mites cause him to be lame?? He's not paralyzed, he kicks and tries to get up...
The only abnormal behavior is not being able to stand up. When I stand him up, he falls face first on the ground. I've had him in a sling in a tub since I found him. I've put him outside twice since and he just falls over. I'm going to put out again in the morning to see if there's any improvement.
Almost 3 weeks ago, I found Benny, my RIR Rooster laying in the yard and couldn't stand up. I research and thought it could be Mareks, but that's the only symptom he has. My vet said it could be an ear infection, so I put him on antibiotics. No improvement. Did more research and thought it might...