My rooster hurt his beak and his toes

NatureGirl74

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My 1 ½ year old turken rooster did something to his feet and beak. He had gotten into a fight with my other roo about 6-7 months ago and his injuries aren't any better. He's not limping, but one toe has a nasty cut and the other is swollen. We can't get anything out of the swollen toe, so we think it might be scar tissue. He has gotten into a few more fights since then and with every fight his beak gets worse. I think he got severe frostbite on his comb too. It was really cold the last few weeks. I attached pics of how his beak has progressed (I wrote the dates on them) and what his toes look like now. What's going on? Is there anything I can do for him? Any help is appreciated.
 

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Having two roosters is a pain, the only way to solve this issue is either separate the two, or simply give one away.
I have them separated. This one free ranges if it's nice outside. When the other free ranges he gets to free range is a big portion of our yard that's fenced in. They figured out that if the first roo walks through a tree line and around the shop he can get to the other roo and they can fight through the fence. Do you think his beak will heal?
 
It looks to me that a part of his beak has been chipped off... Sadly that cannot heal, As for the cuts on his comb and feet give it time, those will eventually heal as well. Keep me updated.
 
It looks to me that a part of his beak has been chipped off... Sadly that cannot heal, As for the cuts on his comb and feet give it time, those will eventually heal as well. Keep me updated.
The cuts on his comb just happened in the last few days. The cuts on his feet have been there for months and gotten a little worse in the last few weeks. I'll update again later
 
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I looked at his beak closer today and it bends. His beak is very sensitive. I don't know what to do. Can I make a something to go over the top of the beak so it won't bend? Should I give him a baby aspirin to help with the pain?
 
As in his beak is not functional? He can still eat correct, as for the aspirin yes, give him some of that. Is the beak getting infected? That would be something to worry about.
 
As in his beak is not functional? He can still eat correct, as for the aspirin yes, give him some of that. Is the beak getting infected? That would be something to worry about.
His beak still works, but it bends when a little bit of pressure is applied. He can drink just fine, but he doesn't eat as much as he used to. I'm going to feed him a mash right now. How would I know if it's infected?
 
It looks like he has had frostbite in the past which rounded off his comb points. And now he has much more. I would try to decrease humidity inside your coop and provide more over head ventilation.

The beak sometimes can be repaired with stiieps of an empty tea bag and Superglue. Here is an article about that:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/repairing-chickens-broken-beak/

For his leg injury, I would soak his legs in warm Epsom salts water daily, and take an old tooth brush to debride the scab. Then rub vaseline or A and D ointment on it daily.
 
It looks like he has had frostbite in the past which rounded off his comb points. And now he has much more. I would try to decrease humidity inside your coop and provide more over head ventilation.

The beak sometimes can be repaired with stiieps of an empty tea bag and Superglue. Here is an article about that:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/repairing-chickens-broken-beak/

For his leg injury, I would soak his legs in warm Epsom salts water daily, and take an old tooth brush to debride the scab. Then rub vaseline or A and D ointment on it daily.
Yes, he got frostbite last year too. The humidity is 10-20%, but the temp was down to -30 F for a few days last week and today it's 80 F.

I'll soak his feet. Do you think that his beak can be repaired?
 

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