Found a random rooster on the side of the road on my way to school with torn up feet and it was getting hot so I brought him home, what now?

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I got a text from my mom who was on her way to work that she spotted a rooster wandering around on the side of the road and she said I could go make sure he wasn't hurt on anything and bring him home(there are a lot of coyotes where we live plus it was a busy road and we live in California so it was getting really hot). I found him as I was biking to school(I heard him crowing nearby) and noticed his feet were torn up and bleeding and his spurs were really long and curling back into his feet. That plus the fact that he was really skittish suggests that he's from a farm of some sort or feral. I don't know how to help him other than cleaning his feet once I got home and giving him food and water. He's really a handsome rooster and I've had chickens before but I've only ever had hens(I used to have about 5 barred rock hens, they were so sweet!) and I don't know how to handle him without getting spurred or pecked(he pecked me as I was bringing him home and it hurt quite a bit). I don't know what to do with him and though I want to keep him I don't know if I can mellow him out because of my lack of experience. My neighbors have a flock of hens so I might ask if they want him but I don't think they would be okay with a rooster waking them up every morning. I don't know how to remove the tip of the spur from his foot without cutting the quick and hurting him. I also have a large Bouvier de Flanders dog and he's really curious, I'm worrying he'll get spurred or try to eat the poor rooster. Does anyone have any tips on A) how to keep his feet from getting infected and getting worse and B) how far can I cut the spur without hurting him and remove the tip from his foot? Also wondering what breed he is, I've been looking it up for the past hour and can't find much plus I'm on a computer that can't take pics or I would add one of him. His feathers around his neck are a pale yellow/blond and a darker multicolored body, he was rather heavy and seems fairly large. Please help, I have absolutely no experience when it comes to roosters!
P.s. sorry about the long paragraph, I desperately need help(and if you have any ideas for a name that would be great, too 😊)
 
any ideas on how to get him used to people? I don't want him to get into any trouble and he's more likely to get adopted if he's mellow and safe to be around. I don't think it would be okay if I kept him because I don't have any other chickens and they're flock animals so I'll probably end up giving him away if I can't locate the owner.
 
Hennifer_Lopez0508 said:
any ideas on how to get him used to people? I don't want him to get into any trouble and he's more likely to get adopted if he's mellow and safe to be around. I don't think it would be okay if I kept him because I don't have any other chickens and they're flock animals so I'll probably end up giving him away if I can't locate the owner.
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How is his behavior toward you?
 
Hennifer_Lopez0508 said:
I got a text from my mom who was on her way to work that she spotted a rooster wandering around on the side of the road and she said I could go make sure he wasn't hurt on anything and bring him home(there are a lot of coyotes where we live plus it was a busy road and we live in California so it was getting really hot). I found him as I was biking to school(I heard him crowing nearby) and noticed his feet were torn up and bleeding and his spurs were really long and curling back into his feet. That plus the fact that he was really skittish suggests that he's from a farm of some sort or feral. I don't know how to help him other than cleaning his feet once I got home and giving him food and water. He's really a handsome rooster and I've had chickens before but I've only ever had hens(I used to have about 5 barred rock hens, they were so sweet!) and I don't know how to handle him without getting spurred or pecked(he pecked me as I was bringing him home and it hurt quite a bit). I don't know what to do with him and though I want to keep him I don't know if I can mellow him out because of my lack of experience. My neighbors have a flock of hens so I might ask if they want him but I don't think they would be okay with a rooster waking them up every morning. I don't know how to remove the tip of the spur from his foot without cutting the quick and hurting him. I also have a large Bouvier de Flanders dog and he's really curious, I'm worrying he'll get spurred or try to eat the poor rooster. Does anyone have any tips on A) how to keep his feet from getting infected and getting worse and B) how far can I cut the spur without hurting him and remove the tip from his foot? Also wondering what breed he is, I've been looking it up for the past hour and can't find much plus I'm on a computer that can't take pics or I would add one of him. His feathers around his neck are a pale yellow/blond and a darker multicolored body, he was rather heavy and seems fairly large. Please help, I have absolutely no experience when it comes to roosters!
P.s. sorry about the long paragraph, I desperately need help(and if you have any ideas for a name that would be great, too 😊)
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after you clean him up make sure you post an add on your social media or ask people living in that area if they are missing a chicken
 

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