Is there any hope for this leg?

[Isabella6Storm4]

I was gifted an, I THINK Rhode Island Blue, Leghorn mix cockerel with a bad leg. I checked for breaks and didnt find any. No bruising, no paralysis i dont THINK. Could it be marek's? He is showing no other symptoms other than the leg and doing a weird yawning thing from time to time. Im guessing it's a problem with the joint between the fibula and the femur or the joint between the femur and the pelvis. Maybe a pulled tendon or ligament? What can i do to fix it? He sticks it out the front when he sits down and puts no weight on it when he walks. He's young so im hoping i can still fix this. Thoughts?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How old is he?

Can you get photos of him/the leg or a video of him along with the yawning thing?
Upload video to youtube and provide a link.

Do check his crop and see that it's emptying overnight. Yawning may be adjusting the crop.

 

[Isabella6Storm4]

How old is he?

Can you get photos of him/the leg or a video of him along with the yawning thing?
Upload video to youtube and provide a link.

Do check his crop and see that it's emptying overnight. Yawning may be adjusting the crop.

i have no idea how old his is but he's still chirping.
i felt his crop just now and it was very full but i could also see that he had just eaten. I managed to get a picture of his newest poop

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will this video work? He's stopped doing so intensely and now just shakes he head and opens his mouth from time to time

 

[Eggcessive]

How old is he exactly? I think Mareks could be a possibility. It really cannot be confirmed without testing or a necropsy if he gets worse. But a nerve injury in the leg could be possible. He really waits a long time to move, so I would make sure that he has multiple water and food stations, so he doesn’t get dehydrated. Check his crop tomorrow before he has a chance to eat or drink, to see if it has emptied. Here is a good article to read about Mareks:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq.66077/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I agree, I'd make sure he can get to food/water easily.
You can try giving vitamin therapy to see if that helps as well. Give him 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily for a couple of weeks.

 

[Isabella6Storm4]

Check his crop tomorrow before he has a chance to eat or drink, to see if it has emptied.

i checked it this morning and it was empty

 

[Eggcessive]

That is good. Does he seem to be walking the same and getting enough to eat and drink? I would give the human B complex or super B complex tablets a try. They can help with leg issues.

 

[Isabella6Storm4]

That is good. Does he seem to be walking the same and getting enough to eat and drink? I would give the human B complex or super B complex tablets a try. They can help with leg issues.

yes, he's walking the same and eating and drinking.
I'll give him some B this afternoon