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At least for me, if I can put down one dish and have ALL the chickens eat, it is easier. Catching any chicken usually takes me a few extra minutes-- they do not just jump into my hands. And then I'd have to carry the rooster somewhere away from the hens, give him his food, and bring him back...

It might depend on the rooster, so it's probably worth trying at least once per rooster. (Because it's easier to put down one dish of food for all, than to catch a rooster and put him somewhere else to eat, then put him back later. But it only helps the rooster if he'll actually eat it!)

He probably does not need to eat as much as the hens do, because he's not laying eggs. But of course he still needs to eat SOME food! You could try giving all the chickens a dish of wet chicken food (just add water). They usually think it's a treat and gobble it up, so he might gobble along...