Injured Rooster missing a lot of feathers in sub zero temps

[Csumner]

One of my young prized Liege Fighter Chicken Roosters got the crap beat out of him by one of the neighbors aggressive leghorn roosters last week. The fight was so bad that my rooster lost almost all feathers on his back, and head and neck. He also has a hard time walking. I didn't notice his injuries till a day or two after as he was hiding out in a calf hut, and I realized he was missing and found him in the hut. I know it was my neighbors rooster as he is also injured, although not as much as my guy. And my neighbors rooster keeps coming around trying to pick fights and get at my hens. Anyway, I brought my rooster into the barn, put him in a pen, and put a heat lamp up for him. He is missing so many feathers, I surely can't put him outside, like this, we live in Wisconsin...Can I put a t -shirt on him? to help keep warm? Also, his back looks awful, like it's getting super dried out since there's no feathers on it. Can I put some sort of cream, lotion or salve on it so it stays hydrated? Thanks in advance

 

[ChickNanny13]

Could you post pictures, it would really help. Is he eating, drinking, pooping? Mobile?
Without seeing the wounds, I wouldn't put a shirt on him, if its drying out the cloth may stick. Heat lamps make me nervous, would you have a dog crate/wire cage that you could put him in and in the house? Put some shavings for footing.
The wounds are a week old, did you clean the wounds? I'm thinking, though not very experienced, would use Neosporin without the pain relief as a salve.

@casportpony @azygous @Wyorp Rock @dawg53
Thank you all in advance ... Sounds pretty bad, hopefully OP gets the pictures.

 

[Henry&Friends]

I'm thinking, though not very experienced, would use Neosporin without the pain relief as a salve.

Yep, plain Neosporin. I use Triple Antibiotic Ointment from the dollar store, it’s the same thing. I’m not sure which ingredient, but one of the pain relief ingredients are dangerous to chickens.

Pictures of the rooster would help.
could you bring your rooster indoors?

I would camp out in the yard, and when the aggressive rooster comes back over for my hens/rooster, grab him up real quick and make some stew. If my rooster Beat a neighbors chicken that badly, I would hope the neighbors would make stew out of my rooster.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you please post some photos?
Is he eating/drinking on his own?

 

[azygous]

Large wounds are very prone to bacteria and need daily cleansing. Have you flushed his wounds with saline or soap and warm water? You need to do it every day. Any salve will work to seal the raw flesh from bacteria. In fact, he may be a good candidate for @Shadrach 's old time wound dressing of pine tar. Get it at any feed store. It looks like axle grease. It's been used to treat livestock wounds for 2000 years.

After cleaning the wound, spread the tar over the wounds like paste. Let it harden, then the rooster is good to go. His wounds will heal underneath the pine tar barrier and no further wound care is necessary. This wound treatment is idea for chickens that are difficult to handle.

Or you can use coconut oil or even Vaseline to seal the wound and keep it moist so new tissue can grow. If you are worried about such a large area being exposed to the cold, you can cut muslin to fit the wound and use Vaseline to "glue" it to the wound. This will provide a bit of cold protection if the rooster leaves it on.

 

[Shadrach]

One of my young prized Liege Fighter Chicken Roosters got the crap beat out of him by one of the neighbors aggressive leghorn roosters last week. The fight was so bad that my rooster lost almost all feathers on his back, and head and neck. He also has a hard time walking. I didn't notice his injuries till a day or two after as he was hiding out in a calf hut, and I realized he was missing and found him in the hut. I know it was my neighbors rooster as he is also injured, although not as much as my guy. And my neighbors rooster keeps coming around trying to pick fights and get at my hens. Anyway, I brought my rooster into the barn, put him in a pen, and put a heat lamp up for him. He is missing so many feathers, I surely can't put him outside, like this, we live in Wisconsin...Can I put a t -shirt on him? to help keep warm? Also, his back looks awful, like it's getting super dried out since there's no feathers on it. Can I put some sort of cream, lotion or salve on it so it stays hydrated? Thanks in advance

Can you post a few pictures?

 

[Csumner]

Yes, I will get pics tomorrow.. He looks awful... But he is eating and drinking very well. Pooping also.. I also put a bird suet block with mealworms in it for extra fat so he could nibble on that....I have a warming lamp located outside his pen and it just shines in it. He can move away from the warmth if he wants. Yeah, the aggressive other rooster has already been taken care of. He came by today and tried to attack my pied india blue peacocks. Then spurred my legs, good thing I had coveralls on... We caught him and went bye bye.....For good.......