Help with sick rooster!

Chub_nuggen

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Mar 18, 2025
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Hi I need help with a rooster. I don’t own him but I feed him along with other chickens that roam around my house. I noticed he is limping from the right leg and his right wing is drooping as well. He has foul smelling poop and it stays stuck to his bottom and it seems he’s having labored breathing. Can anyone explain what is wrong with him and how to help him?
 

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I do not, but now that you have him confined can you check carefully under his wing for signs of bruising? Chickens bruise green. Perhaps a dog got hold of him or he's been hit by a car. Check that leg carefully as well. However, if you have other chickens keep him away from them (quarantine) and wash carefully and change clothes after handling him in case he has Marek's disease which is highly contagious. Does that leg seem paralyzed? Also can you get a good clear close-up of each eye?
 
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I do not, but now that you have him confined can you check carefully under his wing for signs of bruising? Chickens bruise green. Perhaps a dog got hold of him or he's been hit by a car. Check that leg carefully as well. However, if you have other chickens keep him away from them (quarantine) and wash carefully and change clothes after handling him in case he has Marek's disease which is highly contagious. Does that leg seem paralyzed? Also can you get a good clear close-up of each eye?
Yes the right leg seems
I do not, but now that you have him confined can you check carefully under his wing for signs of bruising? Chickens bruise green. Perhaps a dog got hold of him or he's been hit by a car. Check that leg carefully as well. However, if you have other chickens keep him away from them (quarantine) and wash carefully and change clothes after handling him in case he has Marek's disease which is highly contagious. Does that leg seem paralyzed? Also can you get a good clear close-up of each eye?
Yes the right leg seems paralyzed. Here’s a close up of both eyes.
 

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Where are you located in the world?

Look inside his beak, are there any lesions or plagues inside the beak?

Has he been fighting with other roosters?

What are you feeding?
 

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