Rooster knees

[Punkabear]

Our roosters knees look red swollen and meat is puffy on knees. Took to vet got antibiotics and cream. Don't know what this could be from. Looks as if he was shot in the knees. Which isn't the case here, just trying to paint a pic of what it looks like. It looks so painful and I don't knew what could of caused it

 

[Punkabear]

First of all, when did this happen? It doesn’t look like something that could happen overnight.

About 2 weeks ago I noticed him limping... so I looked at him and saw that his knees were bad. Started putting neosporin but they didn't get any better so I got him to a vet. But they look worse than they did 2 weeks ago. Here's a pic from 2 weeks ago

 

[Ebony Rose]

What is their roosting situation? If they're sleeping on a table, 2x8 etc, I imagine that his 'knees' could be being burnt by their poop if he is the sort that prefers to 'lay down' while sleeping.

 

[Punkabear]

Poor boy, I hope you find some more help.


That’s good.

Okay.
Was he attacked by something? Did you hatch him out, or rescue him?

 

[Punkabear]

They are free range and there's plenty of open ground and yes they have thier own girls, but sometimes we'll catch Freddy over in Foghorns territory and they'll fight and we break it up. Foghorn has his own garage and Freddy had his own coop. Lots of pretty , clean, territory

Me or my bestie never had any children... so this is our life. The animals. We have 20 chickens 2 roosters 6 ducks 2 goats and 3 Chihuahua

 

[Punkabear]

The fox might be your answer. Freddy boy could have gotten attacked and the wound infected. (This is just a possibility)

I'm impressed!

There's a few

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What does the back of his legs look like?

This is the front of the legs we are looking at.
Possibly impacted feather follicles, but it's unusual that it would be on both legs at practically the same place.
Could the vet not offer any suggestions?

Even in a fight or attack - it would be odd for the wounds to line up like that.

Cancer comes to mind as well, with all that bubbling raised follicles.

Keep the wounds cleaned with Chlorhexidine, apply very thin triple antibiotic ointment. For this, I think I might would cover/wrap the wounds overnight while he is roosting, just to keep his feathers off the wounds and him cleaner too. Take the wrappings off during the day so the wounds can breath.

There's no lice or mites on him is there?

He's a nice rooster, I hope he recovers.

 

[Punkabear]

Sorry I don't know anything about emergencies. I just tagged some experts that could help though! Good luck with your rooster!

Oh thank u. I am new to this. And THIS issue just has my mind blown

 

[Punkabear]

He's kinda laying down now that he's inside . But the perches in coop don't have poop on them i keep the perches clean and rebed the bedding frequently

And what i mean by laying down.. he's still on top of crate.. just leaned forward. He doesn't sleep on bedding in coop. He sleeps on perch

 

[CrazyCochin]

He sleeps in a coop which has perches. I just recently separated him while I'm giving antibiotics from vet. He's in bathroom now in a perch in a crate ..or he sits on top of crate

Poor boy, I hope you find some more help.

He's kinda laying down now that he's inside . But the perches in coop don't have poop on them i keep the perches clean and rebed the bedding frequently

That’s good.

And what i mean by laying down.. he's still on top of crate.. just leaned forward. He doesn't sleep on bedding in coop. He sleeps on perch

Okay.
Was he attacked by something? Did you hatch him out, or rescue him?