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Looks like the back of his comb is ripped or torn.
Combs bleed a LOT.
The blood and meat looks like frozen coagulated blood. I'd clean him up really well, check to make sure there aren't any wound hidden under all his beautiful feathers.
If it's just the comb that's injured, it should heal o.k. with minimal care. Clean with saline, then apply some triple antibiotic ointment or spray with a little Vetericyn. Watch that the hens don't pick at the comb, they tend to pick at wounds on roosters and rooster let them. I've had to keep roosters separate from hens and let combs heal up completely because the hens would pick and eat at the comb (they like blood).
If the blood is difficult to get out of his feathers, use a little Peroxide on just the feathers to help remove the blood. For anything around the face/eyes, use Saline to clean with.
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I didn’t read that till after my last reply but I think that’s exactly what happened. Everybody seems to be calm since they’re on the roost and I’m gonna get him in the biggest kennel I have before the sun comes up and everybody’s out and about. He cleaned up pretty well. It took a little bit because I know it was stressing him out. So went slow and calming