something weird on my roosters head.

[Diane H]

It is fly strike. Those are a bunch of maggots and must be cleaned off completely.

Please follow RosemaryDucks advice ASAP.

Thank you for the advice. Working on him now

 

[Jenessa_096]

Thank you for the advice. Working on him now

Good luck! Update us!!!

 

[Diane H]

I know. That’s what I was afraid of.
Haven’t removed it. It’s hard to get off.
chicken doesn’t seem that bothered though he obviously can’t see.

I am cleaning him up

 

[ladybrasa]

As mentioned, those look like fly eggs. Fly eggs and maggots do happen extremely fast. And yes, they stick well. Please please get them off as best you can before they hatch. Maggots will basically eat him alive. See if you can get an insecticide on him. Sorry I don’t know what though. In dogs and cats with maggots they can get a capstar (it’s for fleas but helps kill maggots) and apply frontline or something. Hopefully the chicken-medical-minded can help.

 

[Cebarmlds]

I’ve only seen maggots when they were fat and white, these must be freshly laid.

 

[ladybrasa]

They are fly eggs that will hatch into maggots.

 

[ladybrasa]

https://familycow.proboards.com/thread/45394/help-maggots-on-duck

This is about a duck with maggots, but imagine it’s fine for chickens, too. Also read bits around indicating wildlife rehabbers use capstar on a variety of bird and mammal species.

 

[RosemaryDuck]

How's he doing? Did you manage to get all the fly eggs/maggots off?

 

[Diane H]

How's he doing? Did you manage to get all the fly eggs/maggots off?

Yes. Mostly. I’m afraid they might be deeper in wounds or in his sinuses.
it’s not looking good. He’s weak and exhausted after treating.

 

[Weeg]

Yes. Mostly. I’m afraid they might be deeper in wounds or in his sinuses.
it’s not looking good. He’s weak and exhausted after treating.

Is a vet an option? They will be able o throughly treat the fly strike, and give you ideas for treatment going forward.