Limping cockerel, broken foot?

[Australorpfamily]

Noticed this morning one of our cockerels was limping. Caught him and inspected him. Foot has what looks like a bruise and is warm to the touch. Wasn't sure if there was anything we could do, or if he would be like the dinosaur Big Al and have a broken foot that heals (thanks to our son I know that lol)

Unfortunately these are the only photos I could get one handed

 

[Eggcessive]

It does look bruised. I had first worried about frostbite because of the past weeks freezing temps. Does he hold the leg up or put weight on it? It might be sold to limit his activity in a dog crate or pen, with food water and bedding for a day or two. Have the cockerels been fighting or trying to mate the hens? Watch out for that since most need to be separated if there are too many, just to keep the peace for the hens.

 

[Australorpfamily]

It does look bruised. I had first worried about frostbite because of the past weeks freezing temps. Does he hold the leg up or put weight on it? It might be sold to limit his activity in a dog crate or pen, with food water and bedding for a day or two. Have the cockerels been fighting or trying to mate the hens? Watch out for that since most need to be separated if there are too many, just to keep the peace for the hens.

They are 8 weeks old and some slight fighting between them, more like hopping and chest bumping. If they've been trying to mate they'd have a long fall lol they are barely half the hens sizes right now lol

He has been putting weight on it. They have been playing in our lovely rain/heat wave here in central Indiana lol they do tend to have zoomies and get stepped on occasionally by our Brahmas(big and slow lol)