What’s wrong with my Rooster’s feet!?

[Wyorp Rock]

I have. None of the others seem to have it that I can tell. I don’t know what to do. Ever since those misters it has literally been nothing but problems. I just found one of my girls dead in the coop yesterday afternoon & other than some feather loss at the base of her tail, I didn’t suspect any issues that were life threatening. Now I’m seeing 2 of my hens look like the color has drained from their faces to a very pale pink. I juu
Ste my other rooster’s comb & wattles have black spots that are covering large areas. On one of his wattles, it looks like something has eaten away at it. He’s got a half circle chunk missing of i that reminds me part of his wattles ha

Can you get more photos? Those feet, the combs/wattles, housing/run?

I'm sorry that you lost a hen yesterday. It may just be coincidental.

 

[Lokale90]

Can you pick him, hold him and have someone take better photos?
From what I can see, looks like broken feathers. Could be another bird is picking at the feet or he may be picking at his own feet.

Clean them up well, dry them, then apply a thin coat of vaseline, nustock or hen healer - it won't hurt him.

I used to be able to but he’s become more aggressive recently. I don’t want him hurting so I’ll try my best to pick him up later today when I have someone to help put the ointment on.

 

[Lokale90]

Can you get more photos? Those feet, the combs/wattles, housing/run?

I'm sorry that you lost a hen yesterday. It may just be coincidental.

Yes, I can take pics & post them all. I’ve had chickens for exactly a year now so I know I’m still learning but I feel like I’m failing. I feel terrible that they may be uncomfortable/not feeling well.

 

[Lokale90]

I used to be able to but he’s become more aggressive recently. I don’t want him hurting so I’ll try my best to pick him up later today when I have someone to help put the ointment on & will try taking better pics

 

[Lokale90]

I use food grade diatomaceous earth to keep the mites at bay ... I sprinkle it in the nest boxes and all over the coop... maybe about weekly... on dry days I also sprinkle it where the girls dust bathe ...

After years back I added a few girls because someone brought them to me ... one of them had leg mites... and since then I seem to have 1 with those darned things The last lady to have them was just awful to look at & then she started picking off the scales & it became even worse... she was old & not very nice so a few months back she was 1st culled

About the black spots on the waddled... perhaps pecking? If it was winter I'd guess a bit of frostbite... evidence of past frostbite will leave black or ashy looking spots

I would be concerned about finding a seemingly healthy hen dead in the coop ... I've lost older hens to heat... how is the ventilation in your coop? Is it stifling hot or humid?

It can get stuffy but I always leave the windows the door open, they all have screens so nothing can get in. I sprinkle poultry powder which DE in it in the nesting boxes & the container where they dust bathe but no where else.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes, I can take pics & post them all. I’ve had chickens for exactly a year now so I know I’m still learning but I feel like I’m failing. I feel terrible that they may be uncomfortable/not feeling well.

You're not failing.
Look forward to the photos.

 

[RobinGel]

It can get stuffy but I always leave the windows the door open, they all have screens so nothing can get in. I sprinkle poultry powder which DE in it in the nesting boxes & the container where they dust bathe but no where else.

How are the 2 pale chickens?

 

[Lokale90]

Can you get more photos? Those feet, the combs/wattles, housing/run?

I'm sorry that you lost a hen yesterday. It may just be coincidental.

How are the 2 pale chickens?

So the 2 that are paler don’t seem as bad today but they act okay. Other than the paleness, they don’t act like anything is wrong. I did hear one of my chickens sneeze earlier so now I’ve got that thrown into the mix as well

 

[Wyorp Rock]

So the 2 that are paler don’t seem as bad today but they act okay. Other than the paleness, they don’t act like anything is wrong. I did hear one of my chickens sneeze earlier so now I’ve got that thrown into the mix as well

I really don't see anything concerning.
They have a few small injuries to the combs from picking and/or possibly rubbing their combs against the wire.

The rooster has a few injuries to his wattles, could be fighting - the chunk missing would be consistent of being grabbed. Could be he cut it on wire, but I would lean toward fighting. Sometimes scabs on a rooster are harder to heal since they will stand still and let hens pick at the scabs. I've had to separate roosters from the hens to let them heal up.

Back of the head feather loss is from mating, very back of the comb scabbing is indicative of mating as well from being grabbed by the rooster(s).

They all look to be in good feather condition.

His feet...broken feathers is his main problem - could be from fighting, but I see a lot of people that have feathered footed birds with similar issues. Redness is partially due to hormones and could be a bit of picking going on (hens or he himself picking the feet while roosting)

A sneeze is sometimes just a sneeze. They can get feed/water/debris, etc. stuck in the nostrils or be irritated by something and give a sneeze (sometimes several in a row!). If you hear more sneezing, take note of when that's happening - has that particular bird just been eating, drinking or dust bathing?

With respiratory illnesses a bird will sneeze frequently and consistently - often to the point that symptoms interfere with eating/drinking.


So you only have the 4 hens, or just 4 hens with the black rooster?
Even at that, 4 hens may eventually get over mated by the big beauty, but time will tell.
Just observe behavior.

As for the rooster with the broken foot feather - I would rub a bit of vaseline into the legs, it won't hurt him.
Do look at all the birds nails from time to time and give them a trim if needed.

I think you are doing ok. Some folks need to deworm their flocks a few times a year, so getting a fecal float every 6 months is always a good idea.

 

[RobinGel]

So the 2 that are paler don’t seem as bad today but they act okay. Other than the paleness, they don’t act like anything is wrong. I did hear one of my chickens sneeze earlier so now I’ve got that thrown into the mix as well

Thanks for the pics!
That black one sure is a handsome fella!! Good advice above by Wyorp.
They might have seemed pale due to heat/humidity ... a few of my girls get paler on hot afternoons & they lay in the nest boxes ... then they kinda pant ... so I give them frozen grapes cut in half or frozen cucumber slices