I am where you are. First & foremost don’t do the lizard light, it’s for lizards. The heat lamp with a heat lamp bulb ( I say this cuz at Atwoods they had a regular light & their chicks were cold). Or order a brooder light on Amazon. They aren’t too expensive, come with good instruction. I...
That’s a lot to ask of that little rooster. You have think about they use their feet & legs to forage. Never heard of anyone making a prosthetic chicken leg before but maybe vo-tech school students might. This would be hard. Perhaps your friend shouldn’t do chickens.
My Buffs & Queens already know my whistle I use to call all my ranch animals. They run like little T-Rex’s coming to me.
I do have a question. I got my Buff Orpington hens first ( they are laying good for winter) then the first of this month I got Buff Orpington Rooster & cinnamon queens...
Just learning about chickens. Small ranch. Built our own coop. Lot of thought went into it. Waterproof, nice & dry, built a roost ladder, good air movement, no problems with the flock during bitter cold -2* chickens stayed warm used a heat lamp. Getting ready for our first bunch of chicks.