Red bumps on legs a

[C Gooch]

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with my 4 1/2 year old RIR rooster. I noticed him limping and keeping his left foot lifted off the ground. He is eating, drinking, roosting and doing all things rooster like normal but during the day is trying to stay off his feet and laying down. He is molting too. I checked him for bumblefoot and there is none but noticed the red bumps (?) at the top of his leg. I see no evidence of mites.

 

[azygous]

It appears to be injures. How high is his perch where he roosts? If it's higher than a foot off the floor and especially if he's large and heavy, he may be banging his legs against the perch as he attempts to fly/hop up.

Those spurs also could use trimming or removal. Lots of good tutorials here on how to do it. Long pointed, sharp spurs risk injury to hens as well as injury to himself if he gets them hung up on something.

 

[LaFleche]

Those spurs also could use trimming or removal.

This exactly, as the locations of his injuries indcate that he is suffering from overgrown spurs that constantly slice into his own joints.

Removing/trimming the spurs can best be done with a Dremel tool as the heat from the rotating blade immediately cauterizes any possible bleeding thus preventing infection.
It does not hurt.

 

[C Gooch]

It appears to be injures. How high is his perch where he roosts? If it's higher than a foot off the floor and especially if he's large and heavy, he may be banging his legs against the perch as he attempts to fly/hop up.

Those spurs also could use trimming or removal. Lots of good tutorials here on how to do it. Long pointed, sharp spurs risk injury to hens as well as injury to himself if he gets them hung up on something.

Thank you. His roost is only about a foot and a half above the coop floor and it's the same roost he's used for the past 2 years, but it's possible that as he's gotten older he isn't able to hop as well as he used to. I agree about trimming his spurs.

 

[C Gooch]

This exactly, as the locations of his injuries indcate that he is suffering from overgrown spurs that constantly slice into his own joints.

Removing/trimming the spurs can best be done with a Dremel tool as the heat from the rotating blade immediately cauterizes any possible bleeding thus preventing infection.
It does not hurt.

Thank you. I hadn't thought about him causing himself injury with his own spurs but it sure makes sense. Trimming them is definitely in order, along with treating those boo boos.

 

[suzychappstick]

It appears to be injures. How high is his perch where he roosts? If it's higher than a foot off the floor and especially if he's large and heavy, he may be banging his legs against the perch as he attempts to fly/hop up.

Those spurs also could use trimming or removal. Lots of good tutorials here on how to do it. Long pointed, sharp spurs risk injury to hens as well as injury to himself if he gets them hung up on something.

Hi Azygous, Does this look like injury due to spurs to you too?

 

[azygous]

I think you're right. It's telling that each leg is affected in the exact same place. Like he's hitting something with both legs as he tries to maneuver his way to a perch.

But those spurs do need attention. Either removal or trimming.

It doesn't appear the wounds are lacerated from what I can see from the photos. Observe him at roosting time to see what's going on and correct it. Spraying the wounds with Vetericyn should be all that's required.

 

[suzychappstick]

I think you're right. It's telling that each leg is affected in the exact same place. Like he's hitting something with both legs as he tries to maneuver his way to a perch.

But those spurs do need attention. Either removal or trimming.

It doesn't appear the wounds are lacerated from what I can see from the photos. Observe him at roosting time to see what's going on and correct it. Spraying the wounds with Vetericyn should be all that's required.

Thanks getting back to me so quickly! I like that plan.