Bowlegg Rooster does he have Bumble Foot

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i have a less then 1 year old barred rock roo. At some point in life his legs began to bow and his feet point inward. He usually does alright moving except he hobbled around quite a bit. Lately he has been moving much less and spending more time on the ground. I noticed blood on the roost bar in the coop and in the run. I am concerned he may have developed bumble foot. There has also been more hens picking on him as he is extremely docile. Lately he seems to walk and pickup his foot from the ground stretching it backwards as he hobbled along.

Can anyone tell me if he has bumble?
 

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It looks likenhe has bumblefoot on the foot pad in the first picture, but the second pic is out of focus. Bowleg can be a bone deformity called varus deformity. But rickets can also cause bowlegged chickens and is due to mineral deficiency (calcium or phosphorus, and vitamin D.) Rickets causes soft runnery bones.

Where are you located (what country or state?) Can you get chicken feed that has all needed nutrients in it. What have you been feeding? Giving him a ablanced commercial chicken feed might help if he is still growing.

Here is some info on bone deformities:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1051/leg-health-in-large-broilers/

Here is an article about bumblefoot including the surgery:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/
 
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It looks likenhe has bumblefoot on the foot pad in the first picture, but the second pic is out of focus. Bowleg can be a bone deformity called varus deformity. But rickets can also cause bowlegged chickens and is due to mineral deficiency (calcium or phosphorus, and vitamin D.) Rickets causes soft runnery bones.

Where are you located (what country or state?) Can you get chicken feed that has all needed nutrients in it. What have you been feeding? Giving him a ablanced commercial chicken feed might help if he is still growing.

Here is some info on bone deformities:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1051/leg-health-in-large-broilers/

Here is an article about bumblefoot including the surgery:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/bumblefoot-causes-treatment-warning/

Thank you very much for your response. I live in Michigan. I feed my hens commercial layers crumble feed from rural king or TSC. They also eat various scraps, oatmeal, fruits, meal worm and sunflower seeds as treats. The run and coop are entirely in the shade, not sure if that effects vitamin D. Tonight I will try and soak his feet in epsom salt and take better pictures.
 
They get a lot of vitamin D from sunbathing. You might want to try to make sure they get 90% of their diet from their chicken feed. This is a good vitamin and mineral supplement that you sprinkle on feed, and add a bit of water or vegetable oil just enough to get it to stick. There are other brands as well. The warm Epsom salts soaks may help.
 

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