hurt rooster, need suggestions!

[mstokes]

Today we noticed that our rooster was hopping along instead of walking. He is favoring his right leg and not using his left leg very much. We checked out his leg and foot and didn't notice any scratches, redness or swelling. Any suggestions to what might be wrong with him? He is only about five months old. He is usually a very active rooster running and chasing but he is sitting down a lot and not chasing me like usual! Thanks for any help or suggestions.

 

[chkn]

How do his knees look?

 

[mstokes]

Both knees looked the same. We didn't notice anything different about his knees from how they usually look.

 

[sunflowerenvy]

could it be bumble foot a bump growing under the foot in the pad area?

 

[mstokes]

would this be something that we could see right now or would it be developing underneath without us knowing?

 

[sunflowerenvy]

u could see it develop slowly
here are some urls to see them some are on the side of the foot. but my roo has in under his foot
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=19910&p=1
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15981&p=2
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15981&p=1
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=303829&p=1
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=222768 pic under on pad
i hope this will help

 

[Cetawin]

If bumblefoot - look for a black scab, small on the bottom of the foot.

Also, they can sometimes sprain a leg just by jumping off the roost or something and landing wrong.

 

[mstokes]

Thanks so much for the suggestions so far. We will look for signs of bumblefoot. If it does happen to be a sprain, is there anything you can do for it?

 

[chkn]

You can always crush up a little aspirin and feed it to him in a treat. Probably the equivalent to half a baby aspirin. It should make him feel better and reduce inflammation.