hock joint

I have a young chicken, about 2 months old. Last week he and one of his siblings began walking on their hock joints. I brought them indoors and made sure they had access to feed and water, they were eating and drinking well. I couldn’t find any injuries. I lost one of them 2 days later. He...

My one-year-old buff orpington broke her leg just above the hock joint. She got it caught in some fencing in our yard (we believe). It was very sad, but we decided to try and save her versus the alternative. Both were difficult decisions if I'm being honest. Luckily we have an avian vet within...

I hope this is the right place to post this, I'm sorry if I got it wrong. Short version: I have a year old guinea who hops on one leg or flies to get around. It appears to be very painful for the bird to use the injured leg at all. Upon close examination, the hock joint is swollen about 3x the...

2 day old chick. Hatched late. He can bend his leg if I move it. But when he walks he acts like it's stiff. I have a video of him walking but it won't let me post a video

My Rhode Island Red rooster is one year old. He has had a limp and a bum hock joint for months but it hasn’t caused any trouble. Over the weekend I noticed that his right toe is and it has gotten worse since then. The tip of his right toe is falling off and now the middle toe is darkening. As of...