My rooster's leg is green! Infection?

[BantamLover21]

I am very sorry for your loss.

Penrod seemed like a very handsome, noble chicken. Hopefully, his son will be the same. At least he died in your arms, knowing that he was loved.

 

[Bob Phillips]

Hey I'm late, did the rooster make it

 

[azygous]

This is a very old thread. It was made a long time ago before I gained a lot more experience with chickens. Knowing now what I didn't know at the time I made this thread, my rooster had lymphoid leucosis, an avian leukemia that causes tumors on the organs and joints and can cause debilitating paralysis. Penrod's son Izzy also succumbed to this virus at age eleven months. A necropsy showed he had tumors and a two pound liver. Since then, more chickens came down with symptoms, but the majority of my flock has developed resistance and are fine, living long, healthy lives.