Help with sick rooster!

[Chub_nuggen]

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?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you catch him (at night maybe, after he roosts) and do you have a safe place to keep him?

 

[Chub_nuggen]

Yes I have him in a cage.

 

[Chub_nuggen]

Can you catch him (at night maybe, after he roosts) and do you have a safe place to keep him?

 

[Chub_nuggen]

I have him in a cage and in a safe place, do you know what could be wrong with him?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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?

 

[Chub_nuggen]

Yes

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.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock
Any ideas?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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?

 

[Chub_nuggen]

Yes

Yes the right leg seems

Yes the right leg seems paralyzed. Here’s a close up of both eyes.

I’m located in south Florida.

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?

He doesn’t have any lesions or plague inside his beak and he hasn’t been fighting any roosters. I’m feeding him poultry feed. His poop has gotten better and it’s no longer fowl smelling. He eats and drinks water and goes back to sleep. That’s all he does.