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[chickens really]

Gout?......Cut out all the treats and only feed the feed to see if any improvement happens....

 

[theoldchick]

Possible hip dislocation. Lay him on his back and once he calms down allow his legs to fall at a natural angle. If the affected leg is shorter in length while the bird is at rest he has most likely dislocated his hip or a possible fracture of pelvis which has allowed the hip socket to release the end of the leg. If so, this does not bode well for your handsome rooster. While an itty bitty bantam can handle this kind of injury, the larger birds just don't seem to cope well as they other leg will soon give out.

You can try hydrotherapy which basically means put him in a tub of water and allow him to paddle his feet. Do it once a day for a week and see if he improves. He may panic and first and you want to do this only if there are no open wounds and after he has had time to recover from his original trauma. The chicken walker as previously mentioned will help keep pressure off his chest.

Good luck with him.

 

[Necklace]

Gout?......Cut out all the treats and only feed the feed to see if any improvement happens....

I have only been giving him those things over the past week or so to get him some protein. He has been hurt way before that. :/

 

[Daddy rooster]

Gout?......Cut out all the treats and only feed the feed to see if any improvement happens....

I was thinking gout myself but I didn't want to hurt feelings over him.i could tell by the video that you have a relationship with your birds.i also have a relationship with mine.they came from tractor supply end of March so it was still cold an they were only 2"tall an all yellow.they lived with me for 3 months.they would flock on my pillow an sleep by my head at night an when I wake up they would be on my legs.got tired of cleaning up poop an put em out side but still l let them come in at times.i have 1that likes to watch TV with me an sleep on my chest.they are my babies.i love em like people love dogs.they even obey me an come when I call.i told bout 2months ago to attack the law when they were giving me a summons to attack them an damn if they didn't,ha,the law laughed at it a I have 3 ,8-9 pound roosters.anyway the reply before mine hit the nail on the head.no sweet feed or sweets,no processed food of any kind,no sugar or preservatives.make sure you corn stays dry,if it moistens it will ferment an they sent supposed to have alcohol or sugar an the thing about alcohol is it turns into sugar soon as it hit the blood stream.sorry for rambling.

 

[Necklace]

I was thinking gout myself but I didn't want to hurt feelings over him.i could tell by the video that you have a relationship with your birds.i also have a relationship with mine.they came from tractor supply end of March so it was still cold an they were only 2"tall an all yellow.they lived with me for 3 months.they would flock on my pillow an sleep by my head at night an when I wake up they would be on my legs.got tired of cleaning up poop an put em out side but still l let them come in at times.i have 1that likes to watch TV with me an sleep on my chest.they are my babies.i love em like people love dogs.they even obey me an come when I call.i told bout 2months ago to attack the law when they were giving me a summons to attack them an damn if they didn't,ha,the law laughed at it a I have 3 ,8-9 pound roosters.anyway the reply before mine hit the nail on the head.no sweet feed or sweets,no processed food of any kind,no sugar or preservatives.make sure you corn stays dry,if it moistens it will ferment an they sent supposed to have alcohol or sugar an the thing about alcohol is it turns into sugar soon as it hit the blood stream.sorry for rambling.

Lol.. you babies sound wonderful..

Well this is what I have been giving him maybe once or twice a week... scrambled eggs and some chicken or tuna. And he does get a bit of lettuce every night for greens. His feed is cracked corn and I give him some infant ibuprofen. Should I cut something out? And if it is gout what do I do. :/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Lol.. you babies sound wonderful..

Well this is what I have been giving him maybe once or twice a week... scrambled eggs and some chicken or tuna. And he does get a bit of lettuce every night for greens. His feed is cracked corn and I give him some infant ibuprofen. Should I cut something out? And if it is gout what do I do. :/

Do you feed a regular poultry feed like chick starter, flock raiser or layer feed?
If his main diet is cracked corn, then that could be a contributing factor to the leg - cracked corn can be used as a treat, but it is not sufficient in nutrients as a complete feed.

He would most likely benefit the most from giving chick starter or a flock raiser feed - aim for a feed that has 18-20% protein and is designated as a completely poultry feed. If you want to give a little cracked corn - then a teaspoon a day should be sufficient, he can also have a little lettuce, but something like Kale might be better.
Add some poultry vitamins to his water.

See if dietary changes make a difference.

 

[Silkiesarefluffydinos]

If he can walk around fine, and if you put him I NV a spin for a few weeks and that still doesn't work, I think you should try to find someone who can amputate it. I have read about a lot of chickens who have had their leg broken beyond repair, and they had to have their leg amputated, but they get around just fine. I understand not being able to euthanize a bird. Just try your best to save him, but you may have to consider amputation.

 

[Daddy rooster]

Lol.. you babies sound wonderful..

Well this is what I have been giving him maybe once or twice a week... scrambled eggs and some chicken or tuna. And he does get a bit of lettuce every night for greens. His feed is cracked corn and I give him some infant ibuprofen. Should I cut something out? And if it is gout what do I do. :/

Make the sling for him an give him low dose aspirin.not sure about the tuna,it is processed an contains alot of mercury.its pitiful to see him like that.he does have much swelling in the ankles.im new at it an am so sorry that I don't know how to help him.i love all critters accept dogs.i give mine bread for treat an get all my leftovers.try helping him exercise it so it doesn't get cramped up holding it up all the time.you could try absorbing jr.liniment.its all natural so it shouldn't be harmful.ive got pics.an video of mine but don't know how to upload them.you can see video on YouTube.hoyt dooley rooster ramble

 

[Necklace]

Do you feed a regular poultry feed like chick starter, flock raiser or layer feed?
If his main diet is cracked corn, then that could be a contributing factor to the leg - cracked corn can be used as a treat, but it is not sufficient in nutrients as a complete feed.

He would most likely benefit the most from giving chick starter or a flock raiser feed - aim for a feed that has 18-20% protein and is designated as a completely poultry feed. If you want to give a little cracked corn - then a teaspoon a day should be sufficient, he can also have a little lettuce, but something like Kale might be better.
Add some poultry vitamins to his water.

See if dietary changes make a difference.

I will take his corn away and just give him layer feed and hopefully it will help. He loves his lettuce though.. when I put it down for him he lunges at it like he is starving. :/

We have had him on the porch for almost a month now and if does not get better I will probably look into having him put to sleep. I can not afford anything else. He is at least 6 yrs old so he has had a decent life.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The layer feed is fine - see if he will take some hard boiled egg or tuna for a little extra protein. You can give him a smidge of corn if that is what he loves - just tooooo much dilutes the nutritional values. If he love the lettuce, let him have it.

This is my opinion --6yrs is getting up in years - you want to make him comfortable and don't deprive him of everything. He's lived this long under your care, so you are doing it right. I am of a mindset - that if he these are his last days/weeks, then he should at least be somewhat happy. It's like I had a family member that was 98yrs old, she had to go to a nursing home - her daughter decided that the old woman should not have any more coffee, an occasional sweet (no diabetes), only "healthy things" from now on that she never ever ate in the first place - doing so would maybe make her live longer. (Doc said she could have what she wanted, no problem). Coupled with having to be placed in the nursing home and not being able to have at least a few things she loved to eat so much, she became severely depressed and gave up. She was never going to get any better regardless of what she was given to eat, so why make her last days misery.

Your are doing the very best you can Necklace, so pet him along and see how it goes. I'm so very sorry he is not improving. Giving extra care also means you become even more attached, my rooster died a few weeks ago and I still miss him.