Rhode Island Red has no chest!!!

[donna68jss]

I have questions about my sick rooster. He has trouble holding his head up and has black spots on his cone. He is still eating, but has lost a lot of weight. And his chest appears to have dissapeared! I tried to post pics but, for some reason, I can't. Email me at [email protected] for pics.
Thanks, in advance, for your help.

* Can anyone tell me what is wrong with him?

* Is it fatal, if untreated?

* Will he infect my hens?

* Is it dangerous for people to be around him?

* Is it okay to eat the eggs?

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

I would say he has fowl pox with the black spots on the comb
as for his weight
what have you been feeding him?
How long has he been sick?
try some
natural probiotic wet mash
3 tbsp of dry crumbles
6 tbsp of milk sweet, sour, or buttermilk
1 tbsp of non flavored yoguart
mix good and try and get him to eat this

then see if he will take three times this amt during the day
see that he has
1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
1 pt of water
keep this in front of him all the day
do this for a week
he may get to feeling better

ifthe black spots become sores put iodine on them
as for the chest most roosters lose their weight off the chest meat quickly
keep us posted