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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

    I’m located in Maryland and he probably is molting. Last year, I separated the rooster from the hens in order to allow both the hens and rooster completely grow their feathers back before winter.
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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

    Also, in terms of the broken feathers, no, he has not ever been in a fight with other animals. Also, the spurs have been removed at one point( the outside shell) because they were getting incredibly long and I was concerned when mating, they might hurt the hens.
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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

    I definitely considered that, but the main issue is price. The closest store that sells chicken feed is Tractor supply and near $30 for a single 50lb bag(more than $2 a pound) is a crazy price comparing to the layer feed.
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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

    He just eats the layer mini pellets. Given that there isn’t rooster specific feed and that would be a huge hassle to try and keep the hens from eating. Eating is normal meaning he is eating, drinking, and pooping regularly so there isn’t an issue with that.
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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

    I will attach photos tomorrow. Yes, everything has been normal except where he sleeps. Eating is normal and all his poop looks healthy. It just might be the spurs.
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    Rooster not sleeping on roosts

    My rooster is about 3 years old and used to not have a problem at all with roosting and even would climb to the very top roost(I have three roosts). Now he won’t sleep on the roosts and I tried to put him up, but he came back down every time. He is a Rhode Island Red, there are only 8 chickens...
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    Rooster sleeps on ground

    My rooster is about 3 years old and used to not have a problem at all with roosting and even would climb to the very top roost(I have three roosts). Now he won’t sleep on the roosts and I tried to put him up, but he came back down every time. He is a Rhode Island Red, there are only 8 chickens...
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