Warm winter hats for Roosters

[aart]

How many winters have you employed these comb covers?

 

[AntiqueB]

That looks like a great idea!

 

[alwaysthere4chickens]

I made my roosters winter hats.

Yes. I can already hear it. “They don’t need hats or heat, I live at the South Pole and my chickens live with penguins and never need heat or hats.

I’m doing this for me.

It makes me feel better when their heads are warm.

Also. It makes me laugh. (I’m mostly doing it for this reason.)

it’s basically a 5 inch by 5 inch square of fleece folded in half and sewn on 3 sides with a hole for the base. I use a dot of liquid bandage to stick it on.

I once had a rooster who got blisters the size of nickels from the cold. I am not living through that guilt again. In addition to a coop with more ventilation, I make hats.

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I've got to try this!

 

[AntiqueB]

@grnidone , how are the hats working?

 

[grnidone]

@grnidone , how are the hats working?

I’m sorry, I just saw this post.

Temps here are up and down, and I only employ these when the weather is really cold, windy and wet. I usually keep them on for a week and then give them a break. It’s been really dry this year, so they haven’t worn them as long as they usually do.

I am thinking about refining my design to include something to cover their wattles and not need glue to keep them on. It’s a work in progress.

 

[TRflock]

I made my roosters winter hats.

Yes. I can already hear it. “They don’t need hats or heat, I live at the South Pole and my chickens live with penguins and never need heat or hats.

I’m doing this for me.

It makes me feel better when their heads are warm.

Also. It makes me laugh. (I’m mostly doing it for this reason.)

it’s basically a 5 inch by 5 inch square of fleece folded in half and sewn on 3 sides with a hole for the base. I use a dot of liquid bandage to stick it on.

I once had a rooster who got blisters the size of nickels from the cold. I am not living through that guilt again. In addition to a coop with more ventilation, I make hats.

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Thank you for this idea! We are wondering how often you took the hat off--or did you leave it on all winter?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

That would hold in moisture causing frostbite

 

[Dinosaur Diva]

Ok. Look at the last photo of the hats. On the bottom edge you see part of the hat that isn’t a finished edge? (Left bottom of hat.)

That is the opening. You feed the back of the comb up through to the end of the hat. The opening is where the comb joins the head.

I put a drop of liquid bandage on each side of the comb at the front near the opening of the hat where the comb meets the head.

It keeps the hat in place so they can’t shake it off.

This is just wonderful!! I have Brown Leghorns and their combs and wattles are pretty large. I know they'll have trouble in the cold winter here in Washington, and was looking for some kind of hat. I'll be making some of these, and I sure do bless you for sharing!

 

[Carinafaith]

This is just wonderful!! I have Brown Leghorns and their combs and wattles are pretty large. I know they'll have trouble in the cold winter here in Washington, and was looking for some kind of hat. I'll be making some of these, and I sure do bless you for sharing!

Did you make these and are they working for this horrible weather?

 

[Ponypoor]

I made my roosters winter hats.

Yes. I can already hear it. “They don’t need hats or heat, I live at the South Pole and my chickens live with penguins and never need heat or hats.

I’m doing this for me.

It makes me feel better when their heads are warm.

Also. It makes me laugh. (I’m mostly doing it for this reason.)

it’s basically a 5 inch by 5 inch square of fleece folded in half and sewn on 3 sides with a hole for the base. I use a dot of liquid bandage to stick it on.

I once had a rooster who got blisters the size of nickels from the cold. I am not living through that guilt again. In addition to a coop with more ventilation, I make hats.

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Love love love it!

Chickens are tropical birds, yes they can survive cold but there are limits - even my horses which are true Plains Creatures have had frost bite on their ears.

I was just saying I need to look at a way to prevent frost bite on the combs and wattles of my chooks - this is eggsactly what I was thinking!