Paralyzed cockerel, can’t figure it out!

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

mareks was definitely at the front of my mind. But he is completely normal other than the lameness - great appetite, active, droppings are fine, etc. it has been about 3 weeks, and my other 140 members of the flock have shown no odd symptoms or any out of the ordinary. So I’m really hoping…

 

[Altairsky]

I bet it's just frostbite. It must feel really uncomfortable.

 

[Eggcessive]

I have had some very mild frostbite in a small bantam rooster who lost several toe tips, and he still could walk around. Usually, most say the toes will fall off in about a month give or take. There are a lot of threads with progression pictures.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a thread with pictures over 6 or more weeks with how the frostbitten toes looked before and after:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/frostbite-amputation.1342800/