Never seen anything like this..!please help

[aart]

Is there any truth to what happens from frostbite (things fall off)

Yes.
Here's some progression pics of what happens:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/frostbite-in-sw-michigan.74597/

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Did you have a question?

No, I just tagged you so you could check out this thread and maybe help @preciouspanda. I know you guys are experienced

 

[Wyorp Rock]

No, I just tagged you so you could check out this thread and maybe help @preciouspanda. I know you guys are experienced

Oh, O.K.

 

[21hens-incharge]

@preciouspanda how is your big guy today?

 

[preciouspanda]

Still swollen I keep dipping him but he starting to get fisty a little bit

 

[Eggcessive]

So, will he drink on his own? Try putting some water into a small bowl of chicken feed to make it mushy. Keep adding water if it gets too thick. My chickens always have loved wet feed. Scrambled egg is good, and I make it soft and add a little water as well. That will get more fluids into him.

 

[Cluckminster Fuller]

Unfortunately my place doesn’t have garage or anything but all my chickens have coops and I can close them up in the nesting area of their coop and pile in alot of straw inside to help keep them little bit warmer.I take water and food for them and put it inside the house with them everyday.

Do others think this might be a time to use a red heat lamp if there is a plug?

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Do others think this might be a time to use a red heat lamp if there is a plug?

Are your current and forecast temps below freezing? Further exposure to freezing temperatures can make frostbite injuries worse, but heat bulb lamps in the coop come with their own risks too.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Does he keep is head down all the time? My first thought was wry neck before I noticed he had frost bite.

 

[MamaWolf7]

I live in the Yukon (100mi from Alaska). It does look like frostbite. The comb isn't bad. He may or may not loose the tips. The wattle is what is causing him enough pain to be lethargic.

I am guessing that he has been drinking from a water bowl which is what got the wattles so cold to do that kind of damage. He needs to be drinking from nipples for the next few months while he recovers. Dipping those tender wattles into cold water will cause him more pain.

He is not a cold hardy breed. Breeds with single combs and large wattles are most at risk to frostbite. My barred rock rooster lost an inch off the bottom of his wattles last winter. It took a few months for the damaged flesh to turn black, dry up and fall off. After he got frostbite I switched to a heated nipple waterer and have not had any cold injuries since then. I only heat my coop when temps are below -25°C (-13°f) for more than 36 hours.

For future reference, when a chicken gets frostbite they should be moved indoors and a lukewarm (100°f) wet washcloth be gently applied (without rubbing). Do not put the chicken back outside until temps are above freezing or the area has fully healed. Refreezing frost bitten flesh can cause more severe damage.