- Sep 18, 2013
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Hello everyone,
I am new here at BYC and I am in need of some advice. I have a young rooster about 2 months old. We hatched him along with his sister which hatched 1 week later. About 2 weeks ago when I went outside to check on them I noticed that my rooster seemed to be having a hard time walking. He would waddle like a duck. Couple of days later I notice that his left foot was turned inward towards his body. He really doesn't stand and movement is minimal. After reading some of the post on here we decided to separate him from the rest of the flock (2 roosters and 4 hens). We noticed at the time he hatched that he seemed "slow", like a learning disability. His sister that hatched 1 week later seemed more intelligent, and easily took to the normal chick behavior. Since we have moved the rooster he still having a hard time walking however, he does seem to enjoy flapping his wings as to say hello. He eats like there's no tomorrow and drinks regularly. I see no sign of him getting worse but no improvement either. His poo is runny and he has never been vaccinated. His sister is fine loves to play, eat and flap her wings. None of my other chickens or roosters seem to show any signs of distress. They all seem great. Can anyone help? Any suggestion would be much appreciated.
I am new here at BYC and I am in need of some advice. I have a young rooster about 2 months old. We hatched him along with his sister which hatched 1 week later. About 2 weeks ago when I went outside to check on them I noticed that my rooster seemed to be having a hard time walking. He would waddle like a duck. Couple of days later I notice that his left foot was turned inward towards his body. He really doesn't stand and movement is minimal. After reading some of the post on here we decided to separate him from the rest of the flock (2 roosters and 4 hens). We noticed at the time he hatched that he seemed "slow", like a learning disability. His sister that hatched 1 week later seemed more intelligent, and easily took to the normal chick behavior. Since we have moved the rooster he still having a hard time walking however, he does seem to enjoy flapping his wings as to say hello. He eats like there's no tomorrow and drinks regularly. I see no sign of him getting worse but no improvement either. His poo is runny and he has never been vaccinated. His sister is fine loves to play, eat and flap her wings. None of my other chickens or roosters seem to show any signs of distress. They all seem great. Can anyone help? Any suggestion would be much appreciated.