Pale wattles and scratching

[Hadia Zahoor 118]

So I want to ask something. I have a rooster of 13 months old. Recently he is acting strange. He keeps on scratching himself and pulling out his feathers. Also his wattle becomes pale like he has low blood. I have dewormed him, checked for lice or mites but havenot found anything. But still treated it twice.
Coukd it be that he is moulting? It is summer time here with temperature reaching upto 38 to 40°C. Can someone help

 

[cmom]

He may have mites. Chances are if he does have mites some of your other birds may too. If you don't see anything inspect after he roosts. Some mites only come out at night and feed on the birds. I use a headlamp so I have both of my hands free to inspect. I had a bird that was doing the same thing and discovered she had mites. I did some research and came up with permethrin. I treated all of my coop weekly for about a month with permethrin because it does not kill the mite eggs. Permethrin works and there is no egg withdrawal. Initially I sprayed the birds too. If you have a TSC you can get the dust, premixed spray and the concentrate. I also use the dust on the birds and in their nest boxes and spray inside of the coops, every crack and crevice, on and under the roosts, ceiling, walls, floors, anywhere the mites can hide. I buy the concentrate but I have a lot of coops so I mix it in a gallon sprayer and the wand helps me to reach the hard to reach areas. For smaller places the premixed spray is good. I mixed a couple of ounces to a gallon in a gallon sprayer. Weekly spraying is a must for around a month. If do use the dust or spray, wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. Good luck...