Crooked middle toe of rooster, is this gout?

[axon]

Hi BYC!

I have this rooster whose middle two is slightly bent and swollen, I noticed it a few days before. It feels hard when I grab it and he seems to not like that. What do you think this could be, gout?

Note: he is a red rooster and his leg and skin is very red, so nothing unusual on the redness that you may see in the picture.

He is eating and running around as before. But he would occasionally stand somewhere with this leg pulled up, no other noticeable issues. I also have another rooster, a white one and he's doing well.

I found these related threads:

• https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-toe-joint-in-chicken.1373208/
• https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-gout-in-a-chicken.1313052/
• https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gout-how-do-you-treat-it.946699/

Thanks in advance, for your time

 

[McChooky]

I'm no expert but it looks like scaly mites to me. A rooster I rescued a year ago spread it to my flock(dormant in cold weather) They'e too small to see with the naked eye.