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He also had a runny nose but that has cleared up.
Uhoh... I mean his eye looks okay. But the white gunk could be a sign of something respiratory that comes and goes with stress and make birds lifelong carriers.. and then added to a previously runny nose. That right there, would be quarantine fail for me. :hmm

Sorry, I'm a little obsessive/compulsive with an extreme attention to detail and a WAY over thinking brain that spins 1000 times per minute. :he I don't mean to cause alarm. :oops: Your goals may be different than mine and since I breed my birds, even as a hobby there are risks I just cannot take. But you probably saved his life, please use your own judgement! :)

If he had food it does sound like he was dumped. :mad: I wish people would educate themselves and look for a better alternative. Those facing job loss or foreclosure or maybe worse that I don't know about... Maybe that was their attempt at a best. I hope they get help, because they obviously have issues! :idunno

Since you seem interested in learning and I am too.. His legs (shanks) might be considered willow color?? I am still learning to identify things I haven't already bred for.. and I know someone will quickly call me out on it if I'm incorrect! :cool: His skin might be yellow, the underside of feet is a good place to tell. How long have you had him now? Sounds like he got lucky to find you!
 
Uhoh... I mean his eye looks okay. But the white gunk could be a sign of something respiratory that comes and goes with stress and make birds lifelong carriers.. and then added to a previously runny nose. That right there, would be quarantine fail for me. :hmm

Sorry, I'm a little obsessive/compulsive with an extreme attention to detail and a WAY over thinking brain that spins 1000 times per minute. :he I don't mean to cause alarm. :oops: Your goals may be different than mine and since I breed my birds, even as a hobby there are risks I just cannot take. But you probably saved his life, please use your own judgement! :)

If he had food it does sound like he was dumped. :mad: I wish people would educate themselves and look for a better alternative. Those facing job loss or foreclosure or maybe worse that I don't know about... Maybe that was their attempt at a best. I hope they get help, because they obviously have issues! :idunno

Since you seem interested in learning and I am too.. His legs (shanks) might be considered willow color?? I am still learning to identify things I haven't already bred for.. and I know someone will quickly call me out on it if I'm incorrect! :cool: His skin might be yellow, the underside of feet is a good place to tell. How long have you had him now? Sounds like he got lucky to find you!

Thanks EggSighted, I appreciate the insight. Do you know the name of the respiratory issue in question, so that I can look it up? We don't breed but we're relatively new chicken addicts so we might at some point. I of course don't want to put the others in danger but also want to give this guy a fair shot!

I totally understand obsessive, don't you worry :)

I'm also sad that he was dumped. ALL of my animals are family and I think there had to have been a better alternative, but my hope is that perhaps they left him in a populated area (lots of rural areas around but we found him in a busy part of town) so that he would find someone better equipped to care from him. But really, who knows? He's my baby now!

That's good to know! They do have a quite a bit of peach-like color to them, especially around his toes. I've never paid much attention to leg color, there's so much to learn!

We've only had him about two weeks, which is a very short quarantine period, I know :hmm I guess we just felt he was doing well and felt sorry for him being alone. I'll have to get better about prioritizing the flock.

I'm adding some blown up photos of his eye for reference. I'll try to take a closer look and better photos this weekend. Thanks again for your time and comments.

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Do you know the name of the respiratory issue in question, so that I can look it up?
I think one is Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Some links...
http://extension.msstate.edu/agriculture/livestock/poultry/diseases-poultry

http://www.poultryhub.org/health/disease/types-of-disease/

Under the Chickens tab is a symptom checker tool that also has lots of good info.. (not always perfect)..
http://www.poultrydvm.com/

And the Merck vet manual is also a fantastic resource for very accurate information...
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exot...ommon-infectious-diseases-in-backyard-poultry

Gosh, your family just looks so great in that pic... tears of joy! :love
 

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