In search of advice for White Leghorn rooster five months old

[3eyondblessed]

Has anyone seen anything like this before? He’s five months old checked for mites didn’t see anything. He’s losing feathers by his ears on both sides of his head. I’ve never seen anything like this looking for advice on what you think it might be and if there’s anything I can do thank you

 

[Logar]

do you have any other roos?

 

[aart]

Pic of right side is out of focus.
Pic of left side show some really funky skin.
Some kind of infection or fungus?

Did you have this bird since it hatched?
Has it ever had good feathering there?
Where in this world do you live?

@Eggcessive
@Wyorp Rock
@azygous

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you check him for lice and mites crawling around, or their eggs? It could be that with scratching, or he may be getting feather picked by others.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

On his left side there are some little black flecks in his feathers. What is that?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

On his left side there are some little black flecks in his feathers. What is that?

You can see them on his wattle, too.

 

[3eyondblessed]

On his left side there are some little black flecks in his feathers. What is that?

That’s dirt I had to double check, but yeah it’s dirt. I’m really posting it as his skin looks funky and I’ve never seen that on a bird before

 

[3eyondblessed]

Pic of right side is out of focus.
Pic of left side show some really funky skin.
Some kind of infection or fungus?

Did you have this bird since it hatched?
Has it ever had good feathering there?
Where in this world do you live?

@Eggcessive
@Wyorp Rock
@azygous

Yeah, he was fully feathered. I just noticed it started happening on one side and then just noticed the other day that it happened on the other side as well. I had him since he was a week old bought from a local.

 

[3eyondblessed]

Can you check him for lice and mites crawling around, or their eggs? It could be that with scratching, or he may be getting feather picked by others.

Where do you suggest I look? I looked in the area of where there’s no feathers and didn’t see anything black or crawling. the black in the picture is dirt. I will try to get updated pictures. Thank you

 

[3eyondblessed]

do you have any other roos?

I do, my first thought is that they were picking on him, but then I seen his skin and was wondering if that’s normal. He is in a bachelors pen at the moment.