Gout or different foot problem?

[Mimi Lover]

My 5 year old EE roo has had foot problems for a little bit. He doesn’t have any scabs on the bottom or top of his feet, he was bleeding yesterday from a cut you can see on one of his feet, but that’s from scratching it on something outside. I’ve been soaking his feet in warm water with apple cider vinegar, and put some vetericyn spray on the open wound last night, it hasn’t bled since. He eats the same layer pellets as the hens and they are normally free ranged, though not as much lately because of a fox. He roosts every night, but it’s painful, as is walking. He sits whenever possible. I don’t want him to suffer, and will put him down if he’s going to be in constant pain. I was thinking he might have gout, but if it’s something else that I might be able to help I appreciate any advice. Thanks.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you get photos of him standing?

I don't believe that's Gout. @dawg53
His spurs are long? Are they getting in the way of him walking properly?
What do the bottom of his feet look like?

I'd try soaking in epsom salts to see if that helps with any inflammation.
The toes look like they are wanting to curl on him a bit, not sure what's going on there. Rubbing some NuStock cream into and under the scales of the legs and toes make help sooth them a bit after his soak.

 

[Mimi Lover]

It doesn’t appear that his spurs are affecting his walking, though I will cut them. I think his toes curling a bit are mostly genetics, as that’s long been an issue, though it didn’t affect him much when he was younger. Thank you for the advice.

 

[dawg53]

Yes, it looks like gout to me, especially at his age and eating layer feed. I have an older rooster that has gout.
Lowering protein in his feed (scratch would be better for him to eat). Keep in mind that your hens need the protein in the layer feed, dont feed the hens scratch. Also tart cherry extract might help as well. I gave my rooster tart cherry extract for a period of time and I didnt see any improvement. However, there was cold temps at the time and he is at his worst in cold temps. IMO, there's not much that can be done about gout in poultry.
Is your rooster missing toenails? Frostbite?
Here's a link regarding gout in poultry:
https://en.engormix.com/poultry-industry/articles/avian-gout-t34423.htm