A few days ago, my tom flew up in a tree to roost for the night, instead of the coop, and of course, I couldn't get him down, so he slept up there. It got pretty frosty that night, but in the morning he went back to the rest of the flock, and that night he stayed in the coop, so I didn't think anything of it.
Well, yesterday, he was acting a little under the weather, and I saw that his caruncles were off color, with some even being black on the ends. I caught him and knew that it was frostbite, so I put coconut oil all over his caruncles and neck to help heal and protect them from further damage. I think that helped, because the coloration has not spread or gotten worse, and his appetite has not diminished.
But he is still acting a bit slow, and he shakes his snood around a lot, so is there anything else I can do for him? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
-LTC
Well, yesterday, he was acting a little under the weather, and I saw that his caruncles were off color, with some even being black on the ends. I caught him and knew that it was frostbite, so I put coconut oil all over his caruncles and neck to help heal and protect them from further damage. I think that helped, because the coloration has not spread or gotten worse, and his appetite has not diminished.
But he is still acting a bit slow, and he shakes his snood around a lot, so is there anything else I can do for him? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
-LTC
