Big Red Roosters

Songster
Nov 7, 2018
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How's everyone's Christmas Eve going? All well I hope.

Yesterday I was at a family Christmas and didn't get home until late. All I did was fill up waterers when I got home. Today I'm actually out looking at everyone and one of my rooster's feet is deformed and he curls it under while walking on it. It doesn't look the freshest so I am thinking it happened early yesterday and I missed it. The small metal ladder I lay sideways was knocked over, not sure if that has anything to do with his injury.
What can I do for it? Is it even fixable?

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I checked under his feet and they look fine, no injuries there. Unfortunately he was high in the pecking order, so he's getting beat up now that he's limping. I'm thinking about using a kennel inside the coop to keep him out of harm's way.
While I was feeling on it it he gave no indication that he was in pain. He was just happy to be getting some attention.
He's in an all rooster flock, no one else is hurt or limping.
I have a five foot tall wooden ladder roost that is still standing, perhaps he jumped off the top and landed wrong?
 
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From playing with it a little more, I believe his toes are broken. He only grips my finger with the far left toe. The others are completely limp and dont react to anything. The skin is broken as well, revealing a soft pink layer. I dont see any punctures, I'm still looking at him though
 
It looks as if his leg got caught in something just above his spur. It may have been the metal ladder. Damage may be temporary or permanent. Is the temperature below freezing where you are located ? If so I would move him someplace that is somewhat above freezing as there is a possibility blood flow has been reduced to his foot. For his safety he probably should be removed from the all rooster flock, but I am certain that you know that reintroduction will be very difficult - especially since he was a high rank bird.
 
It looks as if his leg got caught in something just above his spur. It may have been the metal ladder. Damage may be temporary or permanent. Is the temperature below freezing where you are located ? If so I would move him someplace that is somewhat above freezing as there is a possibility blood flow has been reduced to his foot. For his safety he probably should be removed from the all rooster flock, but I am certain that you know that reintroduction will be very difficult - especially since he was a high rank bird.
I'll get it out of there. The wood ladder only holds three chickens so I put in a metal one and laid it sideways instead of setting it up so it could hold the others. I will remove him right away. It is below freezing at night. Would an isolated coop be warm enough? I do have one with some bantams inside, I could block him off an area for himself.
 

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