Old Roo Sitting on Hocks

[Dedetiger]

I have an approximately 8 year old silkie rooster, he’s my favorite little guy in the world, and while I suspect it’s just his age showing I’ve noticed he’s been frequently sitting back on his hocks.

And to be clear, he walks perfectly fine, stands up fully and everything to move around just like any other chicken. He just sort of rests back on them more often than not and is just a little lazier. He’s perfectly healthy and acts like himself otherwise, he even sized up one of my other roosters before for getting a little too close to me for his liking lol

I’ve been giving him some vitamin B supplements almost daily, but I’m wondering if there’s anything else I can do for him or if it’s something more that I should be concerned about.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have an approximately 8 year old silkie rooster, he’s my favorite little guy in the world, and while I suspect it’s just his age showing I’ve noticed he’s been frequently sitting back on his hocks.

And to be clear, he walks perfectly fine, stands up fully and everything to move around just like any other chicken. He just sort of rests back on them more often than not and is just a little lazier. He’s perfectly healthy and acts like himself otherwise, he even sized up one of my other roosters before for getting a little too close to me for his liking lol

I’ve been giving him some vitamin B supplements almost daily, but I’m wondering if there’s anything else I can do for him or if it’s something more that I should be concerned about.

Do you have photos of him?

It sounds like he's just may be relaxing more as he ages.

It certainly won't hurt to give him 1/4tablet B-Complex for a few weeks.

I'd just monitor him and check the back of his legs to make sure he's not getting any sores from sitting a lot.