Rooster's foot chewed up, sticky and bloody looking

[Missa Chickabee]

I am reposting this under the correct category this time (just posted same thing under feed and water flock)

Help please. I noticed the "red line" on my BCM rooster's leg and between toes this morning. But I went to the BYC forum and learned that it is a normal part of rooster development But I just went out to deliver their noon hour treat and found that his foot looks like a sticky, bloody, chewed up mess. I'm wondering if the girls attacked at pecked at "the red".

Going out to see if I can take a pic. (tried to.....he evades) (that Boaz is so hard to catch unless it's first thing in the morning or after dark)


What should I do with with his pecked up foot? A&D???

 

[goosehead]

You could try that but I need some pics to give a good answer.

 

[Missa Chickabee]

I can try. The skin was red but completely intact this morning . Now it looks like the back side of a placenta (used to work on the labor & delivery floor of a womens' hospital) Either he's picking at his own foot or the girls are. I noticed that he is keeping his distance from the eighteen little women.

 

[Missa Chickabee]

Ok. I got a pic. Also a full shot for perspective.

The problems seems to be where the lowest leg feathers grow out of.
Thanks for your input.

 

[Gargoyle]

It looks like you're posting a link to an email attachment to your gmail, and that doesn't work since there are privacy settings on the mail account. Save the picture to your hard drive, then use the picture attachment button (in the icon bar of the reply window) to upload it here.

 

[Missa Chickabee]

ok. here we go:

 

[Missa Chickabee]

Looks like some his foot feathers were pulled out.

 

[downsm75]

Bumble foot??

 

[Missa Chickabee]

But his feet looked fine this morning when I checked him. I noticed the bloody sticky mess later in the day.

 

[downsm75]

He's a pretty roo, I hope you get him straightened out