Rooster is Limping a Little

[debster1556]

Our almost 11 month old rooster, Scooby Roo, has been favoring his right leg for 2 days now. It's almost hardly noticeable but if you watch closely enough, you can see it. I don't think it has been getting anyworse, maybe a tiny bit better but it's hard to tell.

We picked him up and gave him the once over and I couldn't find any swelling in his legs or feet. I looked for bumble foot and there could be a possibility of the very startings of something going on. A very faint black mark but not really a scab. If that were the starting of bumblefoot, what could I do to keep it from getting worse??

I worry about him. He is such a good protector for his girls and he's alot of fun to watch,

 

[Happy Chooks]

It could be an injury. If you can, separate him to an area where he's not jumping up and down on roosts until he heals. I had one cockerel that injured his leg, and he wouldn't put weight on it. I separated him, and it took quite a while to heal, but he's perfectly fine now.