chickmomma03
Songster
I have no idea what happened, but somehow my cock hurt himself. This morning when I opened the coop he was fine. Later this morning when I brought out treats he was fine. This afternoon when I went to feed and water he was fine. Later in the afternoon when I went to check on them he was fine. This evening when I went to bring out treats he was limping and holding his wings lower than he normally does. He's still his ornery self, and he's eating and drinking fine. He was crowing more than he normally does though. He looks like he's in pain. I've checked the bottom of his foot and nothing, no swelling, no redness, nothing.
I don't know how he could have gotten hurt unless he either fell or tried to fly off the nesting shelf, or he somehow ended up in one of the dust bathing holes (which I keep filling in and they keep making). I was going to check him out even more tonight, but he got into the coop and onto the nesting shelf alright, so I'm just going to watch him tomorrow. If he is still really limping I'm going to try to investigate even more. I don't really know what to look for though since there's no swelling or anything.
My cock is a real jerk sometimes, and I might complain about him and talk about how I need to cull him soon, but I still love and care for him and don't ever want to see him hurting. He's been a great protector of the flock, great with the girls for the most part, and it's been a really fun experience overall to have him around (like I said, minus some jerk moments of his).
He's my first cock, and when he was younger, even before I knew he was a he he stole my heart. He was SUCH a sweet baby. Then he hit "puberty", and he didn't want to be held or cuddled anymore, but we've had an understanding with each other for the most part and he doesn't USUALLY bother me (he hates OTHER people though).
I'm out with them multiple times a day. They can't free range unless I want to lose to hawks and other predators so they're in a protected run. There really isn't much in there he could hurt himself on. So the only things I can think of is either he fell off the nesting shelf or ladder, tried to fly down off the nesting shelf, or he fell in the dust bathing hole.
I know it might seem silly, but positive vibes for Oreo would be great. He's my baby boy.
Also, if you have any ideas of things to check that would be great. Like I said, he's eating feed, drinking, and eating treats. His wings are a bit lower than he normally has them. No discharge or blood anywhere in sight, and no swelling at all. He's not acting 100% though behaviorally. My son's father was in the run with me, and normally he would start his leg shaking thing he always does for letting you know he's about to charge, and he didn't do that. He seems to be struggling with walking since he's not bearing full weight on his left leg.
No broken/bent toes that I can see either. He DID, however, attempt to charge at one of the younger (newly integrated) chicks for eating treats he wanted, and he flapped his wings when annoyed, but not as high and didn't stand as tall as he normally does. No puffed out feathers or anything like that, and he isn't carrying his wings out (as if to cool down), just carrying them a little lower than normal. He is limping though, which makes me think it's leg somewhere. Idk if it's sprain or broken. I would think if it was a break he wouldn't bear any weight on it at all though?
I don't know how he could have gotten hurt unless he either fell or tried to fly off the nesting shelf, or he somehow ended up in one of the dust bathing holes (which I keep filling in and they keep making). I was going to check him out even more tonight, but he got into the coop and onto the nesting shelf alright, so I'm just going to watch him tomorrow. If he is still really limping I'm going to try to investigate even more. I don't really know what to look for though since there's no swelling or anything.
My cock is a real jerk sometimes, and I might complain about him and talk about how I need to cull him soon, but I still love and care for him and don't ever want to see him hurting. He's been a great protector of the flock, great with the girls for the most part, and it's been a really fun experience overall to have him around (like I said, minus some jerk moments of his).
He's my first cock, and when he was younger, even before I knew he was a he he stole my heart. He was SUCH a sweet baby. Then he hit "puberty", and he didn't want to be held or cuddled anymore, but we've had an understanding with each other for the most part and he doesn't USUALLY bother me (he hates OTHER people though).
I'm out with them multiple times a day. They can't free range unless I want to lose to hawks and other predators so they're in a protected run. There really isn't much in there he could hurt himself on. So the only things I can think of is either he fell off the nesting shelf or ladder, tried to fly down off the nesting shelf, or he fell in the dust bathing hole.
I know it might seem silly, but positive vibes for Oreo would be great. He's my baby boy.
Also, if you have any ideas of things to check that would be great. Like I said, he's eating feed, drinking, and eating treats. His wings are a bit lower than he normally has them. No discharge or blood anywhere in sight, and no swelling at all. He's not acting 100% though behaviorally. My son's father was in the run with me, and normally he would start his leg shaking thing he always does for letting you know he's about to charge, and he didn't do that. He seems to be struggling with walking since he's not bearing full weight on his left leg.
No broken/bent toes that I can see either. He DID, however, attempt to charge at one of the younger (newly integrated) chicks for eating treats he wanted, and he flapped his wings when annoyed, but not as high and didn't stand as tall as he normally does. No puffed out feathers or anything like that, and he isn't carrying his wings out (as if to cool down), just carrying them a little lower than normal. He is limping though, which makes me think it's leg somewhere. Idk if it's sprain or broken. I would think if it was a break he wouldn't bear any weight on it at all though?
lus he's bigger than he probably looks. He's a fairly heavy boy.
