Rooster not adjusting to new flock - lost weight

[McChooky]

Your cockerel doesn't have a snowballs chance of surviving 2 roosters gunning for him.Hopefully they'l keep him penned up separately or give him to somebody with a few hens

 

[Efe]

Your cockerel doesn't have a snowballs chance of surviving 2 roosters gunning for him.Hopefully they'l keep him penned up separately or give him to somebody with a few hens

I think the man has a total of 2 roosters. But I guess he has around 40 to 50 hens. Not all the hens and roosters are in the same area. He separated some of them because they’re brooding. He doesn’t have contact with the other roosters. He’s already staying in a separate place from them. My concern is that he might get sick or die. Should I take him to my home? Dont forget I have not avaible place for him. I ll take care him inside my.house. So I should give back him again in future. What do you think

 

[kattabelly]

You first posted about this cockerel when the conditions you were keeping him in had started to cause him health problems. The conditions you're able to keep him in haven't changed. Taking him back will just cause those problems again and they'll only get worse as he gets older.

Chickens don't like change but they're very adaptable and he'll get used to his new home with a bit of time.

Also, how do you know he's losing weight? Did you catch him and weigh him? Cockerels quite often suddenly look scrawny and leggy at around that age - it's just how they grow.

 

[Efe]

You first posted about this cockerel when the conditions you were keeping him in had started to cause him health problems. The conditions you're able to keep him in haven't changed. Taking him back will just cause those problems again and they'll only get worse as he gets older.

Chickens don't like change but they're very adaptable and he'll get used to his new home with a bit of time.

Also, how do you know he's losing weight? Did you catch him and weigh him? Cockerels quite often suddenly look scrawny and leggy at around that age - it's just how they grow.

After I gave him grit and adjusted his diet to just feed, corn, and wheat, his condition improved. As for the other topic I could clearly feel the weight loss when I held him in my hands, and someone else also said he looked thinner from the outside. If it were up to me, I'd want him to stay there and be happy. But I'm worried he might get sick or even die.

 

[kattabelly]

After I gave him grit and adjusted his diet to just feed, corn, and wheat, his condition improved. As for the other topic I could clearly feel the weight loss when I held him in my hands, and someone else also said he looked thinner from the outside. If it were up to me, I'd want him to stay there and be happy. But I'm worried he might get sick or even die.

But he isn't sick or dying now. You could speak to the person you gave him to and ask what they're feeding him if you're worried, and ask them to check his crop or watch to make sure that he is getting to eat. He probably just needs time to settle in though.

If you bring him back to your house where he has no access to the outdoors or natural daylight he very likely WILL get sick. He'll also probably be even more lonely and frustrated now that he's had some experience of being around other chickens and being able to perform natural chicken behaviours that he couldn't do inside.

 

[Efe]

But he isn't sick or dying now. You could speak to the person you gave him to and ask what they're feeding him if you're worried, and ask them to check his crop or watch to make sure that he is getting to eat. He probably just needs time to settle in though.

If you bring him back to your house where he has no access to the outdoors or natural daylight he very likely WILL get sick. He'll also probably be even more lonely and frustrated now that he's had some experience of being around other chickens and being able to perform natural chicken behaviours that he couldn't do inside.

Yes, you're right, thank you. The man is elderly and has his own problems, so he isn't always available. However, I will try to contact him more. As you said, it seems best to at least observe him for a while longer. Thanks again.