Rooster with some kind of black spots?

Angie3521

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Jun 8, 2024
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I just got this one year old light Brahma rooster from a breeder that had too many roosters. She gave him to me. He lived in a bachelor flock out in the back of her property. I don’t think they got much care. I have had him for a month and was under quarantine. He came with some respiratory wheezing but got better after I treated him with vetRX.
The other day I looked at his feet bc he was favoring one and he has these black spots on both his feet. See the pics. I don’t think they are bumble foot bc there are no plugs or signs of any forming. I have been soaking his feet daily in Epsom salt bath and applying neosporin on them. Tonight looking at his beak closely, it looks like it is injured some how. He spent his quarantine inside and just this past week goes outside with the flock in the day but at night comes inside with me. He is spoiled and is part house rooster. I let him go outside bc he wants to go see the ladies!
Does anyone have any idea what is on his feet and what happened to his beak?
 

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He has foot pad dermatitis, the beginning of bumblefoot, and it is because he was kept in a wet or soiled area. Poop and mud can cause burns on the foot pads. I would soak his feet in warm soapy water or epsom salts water for about 15 minutes in a dishpan, bucket, or small rubbermaid tub. Dry his feet well and keep him on dry shavings or sand.

His beak looks like it may have been damaged on a sharp feeder, or on chicken wire, possibly by trying to get away from another rooster. It should eventually grow back. Can he eat without any problems?
 
He has foot pad dermatitis, the beginning of bumblefoot, and it is because he was kept in a wet or soiled area. Poop and mud can cause burns on the foot pads. I would soak his feet in warm soapy water or epsom salts water for about 15 minutes in a dishpan, bucket, or small rubbermaid tub. Dry his feet well and keep him on dry shavings or sand.

His beak looks like it may have been damaged on a sharp feeder, or on chicken wire, possibly by trying to get away from another rooster. It should eventually grow back. Can he eat without any problems?
He can eat well. I’ve been soaking his feet in epsom salt and applying neosporin on them. It’s almost impossible to wrap it since he has feathers feet and the toe pads are damaged too. He goes outside during the day but I bring him inside with me at night so his toes have a soft surface to rest on.
 

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