What a Chicken's Comb Can Indicate

Thanks for a very informative article! I’ve had chickens less than 2 years, so I’m still learning!

This was very informative and a very important one!

I enjoyed this article. I would like to see one that has details on the type of chicken combs.

Great read, I learnt a lot and will definitely refer back to this if any of my hens combs look abnormal!

Wow! That was lots of good advice. I learnt a lot!

I was just wondering why my hens had such pale and droopy combs while they were molting!

Very interesting & Informative article - thank you. Even though an experienced chicken keeper, it is always good to 'brush up' and learn new tips.

Thanks for the info! I have one Sarama that has an injured comb- a bit was packed off by another chicken… we put the blu-lotion antibiotic liquid on it- and it seems to be healing- but part of the torn part is drying up.. will it grow back? Also, how can I make their combs vibrant & less “dry” looking”?

Very Informative!
But several of my New Hampshire Reds have always had floppy or wrinkled combs since they were small pullets. Should I still assume there’s a problem?

Great job ?, this is very informative

Good article.now it's easier to know if my hen got frost bite ?

Very informational, know i know how to check foe a sick bird among my flock of 8 birds (3 in one coop, 3 in another and one Polish that gets to hang out with my friends other funny looking bird).

This was very helpful!! Thanks! We have a chicken named Bertha and she is lowest in the pecking order. I always wondered why... The highest is our chicken, Peppers. I thought it was just because she was oldest but she has a giant comb.

This was great information. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain. I have multiple breeds of chickens with different comb sizes.

Lots of helpful and important information packed into a short article.

This article is amazing even though I didn’t learn anything because I already knew the information I’d highly recommend it to beginners or people who haven’t had chickens for that long as well as wanting to get them.
It’s so true though with my chickens I have 8 and 2 of them are light Sussex’s as well as sisters. One is bigger with a massive red comb and the other is a little smaller but her comb is tiny in comparison as well as a pale pink. She’s not sick and it’s been like this for a long time. She does however have anxiety and if anyone says that chickens can’t have mental problems like anxiety, depression etc. Well you should come over to my place because she squawks all the time if anyone other than her sister gets close to her. She also flaps her wings like CRAZY! when I free range them. She’s laid about 4-6 eggs in her lifetime and she and her sister were born on the 12/1/19! Also my eldest chicken we got with four other chickens and one was her best friend and sadly all three have passed now. We got three more after two of the others had past and she was still sad because her best friend as well as another one of her friends had died. She eventually made friends with one of the three chickens that we got but sadly she died on the 18/1/20 (R.I.P) because she was egg bound which is also how her best friend died. She was depressed and still looks sad and old most of the time but she still has me and my cuddles. I’m super excited because she’ll be turning 6 on the 27/8 this year! (She was also 1 of 4 of my first ever chickens!

Thank you for the explanation ☺

The article is a good not only for basic comb facts but also great in gathering many related links on the subject together in an easy to find manner, always a bonus. The one pic of the black tip combed chicken looks so dang sad, hope they came out ok!

This article was very helpful, thank you !!!