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Hello all sorry for the long explanation. But it helps to know how we got where we are.
I have a rooster named Gumshoe. He is the rooster in my avatar pic. He was my main rooster until the second rooster decided to suddenly start challanging him. Up until then Norman Bates was very quiet and seemed very reserved. Anyway my husband found Gumshoe with his head in a corner and Norman Bates on top of him pecking him. Hubby pulled Gumshoe out of the bird run and turned him out in the yard. We fully expected him to be dog meat by the next day. We keep our chicken penned because we have not been able to trust, not only our own dogs but also the neighbors dogs who visit frequently. But the next day there was Gumshoe huddled up by the barn. He was limping but he was alive. We attempted to catch him but he alluded us and we just left him alone. Next day we could not find him and assumed he had gone the way of the dogs. But the day after we found him under the back deck. He had hobbled up the hill to the house and found a bed of soft grass and was not moving if he could avoid it. I started feeding him. We set him up with a bowl of water and he has settled in nicely under the deck.I go our every day and toss him food and talk to him. He will now eat out of my hand. Now two weeks later he is still limping and choosing not to move unless he is scared or hungry. I started researching what could cause the sore feet. I believe it is bumble foot if I understand it correctly. I have noticed several small cuts on his feet that look like they were caused by spurs, Norman Bates spurs. Gumshoe also has some black stuff on the bottom of his feet. The bottom center pad on both feet and on one of his toes on one foot. But having never looked at the bottom of a chickens feet other than baby chicks I have no idea what they are supposed to look like. So far I have been giving him a quarter of an aspirin in his water for two days and today I soaked his feet in Epsom salt and warm water. He seemed to like that after he calmed down from me catching him. He cannot run very fast because of his feet. That is when I saw the scratches on his feet. OK so that is my long explanation. I have a couple of pics of his feet although none of the bottom part. You can see the redness and this is lighter since the Epsom salt soak. Thanks for any help or advice you can give me. I have no idea what I am doing.
Bette
I have a rooster named Gumshoe. He is the rooster in my avatar pic. He was my main rooster until the second rooster decided to suddenly start challanging him. Up until then Norman Bates was very quiet and seemed very reserved. Anyway my husband found Gumshoe with his head in a corner and Norman Bates on top of him pecking him. Hubby pulled Gumshoe out of the bird run and turned him out in the yard. We fully expected him to be dog meat by the next day. We keep our chicken penned because we have not been able to trust, not only our own dogs but also the neighbors dogs who visit frequently. But the next day there was Gumshoe huddled up by the barn. He was limping but he was alive. We attempted to catch him but he alluded us and we just left him alone. Next day we could not find him and assumed he had gone the way of the dogs. But the day after we found him under the back deck. He had hobbled up the hill to the house and found a bed of soft grass and was not moving if he could avoid it. I started feeding him. We set him up with a bowl of water and he has settled in nicely under the deck.I go our every day and toss him food and talk to him. He will now eat out of my hand. Now two weeks later he is still limping and choosing not to move unless he is scared or hungry. I started researching what could cause the sore feet. I believe it is bumble foot if I understand it correctly. I have noticed several small cuts on his feet that look like they were caused by spurs, Norman Bates spurs. Gumshoe also has some black stuff on the bottom of his feet. The bottom center pad on both feet and on one of his toes on one foot. But having never looked at the bottom of a chickens feet other than baby chicks I have no idea what they are supposed to look like. So far I have been giving him a quarter of an aspirin in his water for two days and today I soaked his feet in Epsom salt and warm water. He seemed to like that after he calmed down from me catching him. He cannot run very fast because of his feet. That is when I saw the scratches on his feet. OK so that is my long explanation. I have a couple of pics of his feet although none of the bottom part. You can see the redness and this is lighter since the Epsom salt soak. Thanks for any help or advice you can give me. I have no idea what I am doing.
Bette
