Lame Rooster with Yellow Skin/Leg

[Granny Hatchet]

but the yellow, bet your right though.

 

[gander007]

Great looking Roo but I am thinking a ligament might have
been pulled some how that some times hurts as bad as a
broken bone now I am only saying this because there are
times a landing doesn't always go as planed and personally
jumping a lot from aircraft myself I have had this problem
time to time that is why I think this as you say he is still
crowing, eating and drinking with out a problem .....
Get him some meds if possible and much needed rest ...

gander007

 

[MO-Chickie]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I researched everything and haven't found anything that really fits. Unfortunately after convelescing in my kitchen the last week and a half he's worse...can't walk or hop at all and just rolls over on his back. It's sad because he's been a great patient and is by far the best roo we've ever had. My husband is always pretty good about my assorted avian hospitalizations, but I'm going to have to have to put him down since a house chicken is out of the question and he can't go back in the coop. I appreciate the info you've all given me.

 

[Eggcessive]

Did you try a round of antibiotics on him? Sorry that he is worse. You might want to check into a necropsy to find out the cause, especially if it is mycoplasma S, since you could vaccinate new chickens for it. Many states do necropsies for a low cost (California is free), and they will usually euthanize a chicken at no extra cost.

 

[MO-Chickie]

I don't know for sure that this is MS--it's just a suggestion--lameness can be from Mareks disease, viral arthritis, tenosynovitis, injuries, and other reasons. Hopefully they will find the cause.

Eggcessive - I wanted to thank you for your information. I eventually lost the rooster and now one of my hens is limping. Luckily it's a clean-legged buff orpington so I can clearly see the joint is yellow. I am picking up an antibiotic tomorrow so I can treat what I believe is MS thanks to your reply, but everything I've read says that since they've all been exposed they'll likely be carriers. I normally get new chicks every other year and this is an "on" year...I read about a vaccination, but I didn't think this was a disease that's normally covered?

And a couple of months ago I had two hens come down with fowl pox - one wet/one dry. Now this MS thing...I'm not a chicken expert by any means, but two diseases within three months and two fatalities is too much. The rescue rooster is the only new adult bird I've ever brought in and clearly the quarantine time I imposed was a joke since I'm thinking he was ground zero for the illness. So my question is should I consider starting over? I like all of my ladies and have had some of them since I got started in chickens 5 years ago, but I'm concerned about being able to add new chicks.

Again, thanks for your help - I really appreciate the information you've given me.

--Amy

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry to hear about your rooster, and now the limping hen. I am pretty sure that you can vaccinate for MS, and I know you can for fowl pox. If my flock was positive for mycoplasma, I would probably close the flock--none in, none out--until the last died. But if you do add any, I would get chicks and vaccinate. There was an interesting thread today that started out about bumblefoot, but ended up being a discussion about MS. Here is the thread, and if I were you, I would PM TwoCrows who seems to be pretty educated about dealing with this disease: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/848315/rooster-with-infected-foot

I can only find links for mycoplasma G vaccines, and nothing about MS.