What can I do to revitalize this rooster?

[Peppercorngal]

A friend asked me to "watch" her chickens for a few weeks while she relocates. The last time I had seen them they were all beautiful, including this rooster. I have them in a separate coop and run so they are not comingling with my flock just so you know that. Rooster has few feathers, his feet are infected and his comb is turning black. He acts normal. He eats, poops, drinks all fine. He even walks ok! He crows all the time too. He is good to his girls from what I have seen as well. He's not aggressive to me and I go in with him twice daily. What can I feed him to get his feathers back? Feather fixer? I am going to get that, but anything else that will help? Today will be a yogurt treat day for all the chickens, does that help? I give them yogurt about once every 3 months as a treat and they love it. What do y'all think?

 

[sourland]

Separate him from his 'girls'. They are feather pecking/plucking him.

 

[Matejka]

I would check for lice/mites. And treat. I would probably treat all of them anyways.
Better safe than sorry.

 

[Peppercorngal]

Separate him from his 'girls'. They are feather pecking/plucking him.

You think the girls are doing this huh? I haven't seen any pecking going on and I am out there for hours each day. I am not able to separate the girls. I have no more room and don't want them with my flock.

 

[Peppercorngal]

I would check for lice/mites. And treat. I would probably treat all of them anyways.
Better safe than sorry.

I will check for for mites. But wouldn't the girls look the same? Why just him?

 

[Peppercorngal]

A friend asked me to "watch" her chickens for a few weeks while she relocates. The last time I had seen them they were all beautiful, including this rooster. I have them in a separate coop and run so they are not comingling with my flock just so you know that. Rooster has few feathers, his feet are infected and his comb is turning black. He acts normal. He eats, poops, drinks all fine. He even walks ok! He crows all the time too. He is good to his girls from what I have seen as well. He's not aggressive to me and I go in with him twice daily. What can I feed him to get his feathers back? Feather fixer? I am going to get that, but anything else that will help? Today will be a yogurt treat day for all the chickens, does that help? I give them yogurt about once every 3 months as a treat and they love it. What do y'all think?
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By the way, I was told that where he previously stayed they they put a bunch of young roosters with him. I was told that "he is people aggressive now because of that". Maybe these young roosters plucked him? I haven't see any aggression from him so far.

 

[Matejka]

I will check for for mites. But wouldn't the girls look the same? Why just

Do you have a dog crate you could separate him. Leave crate in pencwith rest of his flock-but still separated.
Or a chicken wire pen separating him from hens. Nothing fancy-just functional temp fix.

 

[Matejka]

I would check/work on feet also. They look swollen

 

[Peppercorngal]

Do you have a dog crate you could separate him. Leave crate in pencwith rest of his flock-but still separated.
Or a chicken wire pen separating him from hens. Nothing fancy-just functional temp fix.

I don't have a dog crate or any wire anymore. We went through the North complex fire and lost most everything. Even the chicken storage shed burned up! Along with our big barn, expensive equipment etc. He's not important enough for me to go to expense of fencing and dog crates, I'm sorry to say. If his owner doesn't care I don't know. . . . . I will feed him well or treat for mites.

 

[Matejka]

I'm sorry!
It's hard to lose everything and start over. I highly respect your perseverance. Good luck..feed mite treatment
Maybe bag balm or something to soothe the skin.