Rooster foot injury, please help!

[nadyne]

My rooster has been getting more aggressive/protective maybe and attacking us. He has been spurring us and creating some serious injuries so instead of giving him away or putting him down I tried sparring muffs, the rubber kind. Well they worked great but only had them on for few days his right foot was red and swollen, so we got rid of them and will find a new approach with his aggressiveness. But his foot is still swollen, red area that looks like the scales are gone and some superficial dark red-purple area on the top of the foot. He does walk on it but it is like it is numb or painful. What can I do to fix this?

 

[bobbi-j]

If you don't see any injuries, and are sure there is nothing wrapped around it (string, fishline, twine...) I would suggest just giving it some time to see if it heals. I can't help but wondering, though, why in the world you would want to keep a rooster that's so aggressive? I hope you don't have kids, or small children that visit or live near your place. That bird is definitely a liability.

 

[PoultryPedia]

There is info on removing the outer shell of a rooster's spurs on the website linked in my sig below, if you want to try doing that after his foot has had some time to heal.

You can also find some threads on here that are quite good about gentling aggressive roosters. The best method I know is to grab the rooster when he tries to attack, tuck him under your arm & carry him around a few minutes while you do chores, & then gently put him back down, without being threatening toward him or the hens.