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OK....that's one thing we haven't done.....treat for intestinal parasites. And, yes, he is young. You guesseed it right on the money, about one year old. His brothers are absolutely gorgeous, which is why we are so concerned about him. There's no way possible it's nutritional deficiency. We feed cracked corn, layena, mealworms, boiled eggs, cabbage, broccoli, and watermelon, when we can find it.How old is this rooster? Judging by his spurs I would say he's not much more than a year unless you've removed his spurs at some point. If he truly is a young bird he should look a lot better than he does. The feathers on his body look disheveled and he lacks the beautiful sheen that most roosters, especially young ones, should have. My best guess is he's got an infestation of parasites whether internally or externally that's causing the lack of good plumage.
Valbazen is a good broad spectrum wormer. I use 1/2 cc for standard size chickens and 1/4 cc for bantam.
Permethrin is good for external parasites like mites and lice.
If you've gotten rid of the problem it may take him a long time to for his plumage to look better and you might not see a real improvement until after he moults. It may be the reason you haven't seen an improvement after spraying him for mites and lice. The only other thing I can think of is a possible nutritional deficiency but given the amount of space they have and the fact that the hens look so good I doubt that's the case.
OK....that's one thing we haven't done.....treat for intestinal parasites. And, yes, he is young. You guesseed it right on the money, about one year old. His brothers are absolutely gorgeous, which is why we are so concerned about him. There's no way possible it's nutritional deficiency. We feed cracked corn, layena, mealworms, boiled eggs, cabbage, broccoli, and watermelon, when we can find it.
I'm just trying to figure out how we will get him the Valbazen (is that the same as Wazine? because i have that already in my chicken medicine cabinet). I hate to keep separating him, because then he has to fight the other two roosters for dominancy again. I wish it was in an injectable form. Although, we could just treat the whole flock. It's not like we are eating the eggs, or anything. (We get so many eggs, we just feed them back to the birds.)
THANKS SOOOOOOO MUCH!! WE ADORE JR. AND DON'T WANT TO LOOSE HIM. His father was murdered by a fox last year, and I am still grieving his loss. I will let you know how it goes.........
x2How old is this rooster? Judging by his spurs I would say he's not much more than a year unless you've removed his spurs at some point. If he truly is a young bird he should look a lot better than he does. The feathers on his body look disheveled and he lacks the beautiful sheen that most roosters, especially young ones, should have. My best guess is he's got an infestation of parasites whether internally or externally that's causing the lack of good plumage.
Valbazen is a good broad spectrum wormer. I use 1/2 cc for standard size chickens and 1/4 cc for bantam.
Permethrin is good for external parasites like mites and lice.
If you've gotten rid of the problem it may take him a long time to for his plumage to look better and you might not see a real improvement until after he moults. It may be the reason you haven't seen an improvement after spraying him for mites and lice. The only other thing I can think of is a possible nutritional deficiency but given the amount of space they have and the fact that the hens look so good I doubt that's the case.