Possible bugs?

[mrs_organized_chaos]

My rooster has had some bald spots for months. He has a spot on his neck and one next to his tail. When it started, I thought he was molting. I checked him over for bugs and found nothing. I then thought maybe the girls were picking at him and have given them things to entertain them and let them free range a couple of times a week. Their coop is 10×12 and they have 240 (ish) sq ft enclosed run. There are 13 chickens total. Anyway, I checked him yesterday and he still has problem spots. This is what I found on him (still could not find bugs). It honestly looks like clumps of dirt. Just trying to determine how to treat. I apologize for the not great pics. I was doing it one handed why he screamed at me like a drama Queen. No one else in the flock is showing the same symptoms.

 

[mountaingirl196]

Do you see any of that kind of debris around his vent area?

The pods around the feather shafts look like egg sacs but that is an odd place for them.

I posted a link yesterday from The Chicken Chick’s blog that had some great photos... scroll down to yesterday’s threads, there is another bug question.

 

[mrs_organized_chaos]

I will check his vent area when I go back out to the coop. I went through the Chicken Chicks article yesterday and still don't feel confident on what it is. I was going to go with lice but without finding bugs, I wasn't sure.