please help, cant figure out whats worng..

gettineggs

In the Brooder
5 Years
Mar 23, 2014
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i have a 3 month old roo & about 3 weeks ago, he started stumbling. he was perfect from birth.. now he CAN walk and does sometimes, but OFTEN falls back on his hocks. if he tries to stand too long he looses his balance and uses his wing to correct himself. I don't think he is sick, because he hasn't gotten any worse, and the 2 other hens he is with are perfectly fine. he eats, grazes, drinks, poops. his eyes are normal, his comb and wattles have great color. he seems relatively happy. i've looked a thousand times for bugs, i've tried electrolytes, poly vi sol, and vitamin packs. extra protein...im at a loss. he's a beautiful bird and has even shown a lot of growth during this time, I would love to help him get better. any ideas?? maybe earmites?? but how do you even look inside a chickens ear??
 
not that I can tell. ive checked his hocks and his legs. it seems to be both legs that are unstabe. its weird, like he just gets tired and rocks backward and sits
 

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