Another option to consider when combating frost bite is dubbing. Comb often first structure to be frost bitten and is a major heat sink. Removing comb and wattles as heat sink will enable diversion of more warm blood to toes.
Also bump up food supply or make it more energy dense. Definantly make certain food supply is available extreme cold at all times. The birds immediately go into a deeper heat conservation mode when crop empty, which means shunting blood away from exposed extremities.
Also bump up food supply or make it more energy dense. Definantly make certain food supply is available extreme cold at all times. The birds immediately go into a deeper heat conservation mode when crop empty, which means shunting blood away from exposed extremities.
