- May 19, 2013
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please help me i have a 3-4 yr old bantam rooster alot smaller than normal size. when he was a "teeanager" he couldnt stand without falling over and his head always hung low, he has pigeon toes, when he crows its a barely crow and while i was sitting on my porch petting him i noticed a yellow crusty spot with backish coloring under it i tried picking at it thinking it was just dirt or something so i stopped and my mom said it might be a chicken tumor ( god i hope not) i had him since he was born i held him alot i know i shoulnt have i dont have any money for a vet i just want everyones opinion and hopefully a certain diagnoses. its still cold over where we live so i have a heat lamp going and it has the protective wire so they dont fly up and burn themselves i was thinkin that he might have stayed too close to the heat lamp for too long and might have burned himeslf. i dont know but please dont lie i rather have the truth be told then have him suffer and pretend he is as healthy as a horse.also he used to stay inside a lot and preen in front of the mirror i make sure he has clean bedding clean water everyday and food he gets out everyday. please any opinion would be better than none. thank you for your time. 
