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Yes my barred rocks all have frost bitten combs, one of which looks about like that. I'm using Bag Balm daily on them now but wish I'd started before they got it. Do I just wait for it to drop off or is there a chance the black tissue can recover please anyone?

pS so glad I bought a bird bath defroster for the bucket of water. One nipple froze for the first time this morning, but it has been a God send.

I live in freezing NH, where some nights have been around -15'F. My four hardy Plimoth Barred Rocks have got frost bitten combs from an unheated coop, despite open windows high up. I could see it creeping down the combs more each day. It might be because they are in a converted shed so the have...

I'm going to try an oil filled radiator with pavers on top tonight, thank you. Perhaps in S Africa and N Carolina you don't get just how bad the old can be? We have cold warnings tonight and all four of my cold hardy Plimoth Rocks have already got frost bite on their combs. I use Vaseline on...

My chickens have the same thing. It is 20'f here and lower with the wind chill. I rubbed Vaseline all over their combs this evening to see if it helps.

Thank you. I have a few questions about using these open bowls : 1. Can they be tipped over, as one of my ladies likes to do that to bowls immediately and daily?! 2. How do you keep them clean? I changed to the nipple waterer because they got their water so dirty within minutes (and I only have...

I too would like a bird bath warmer, to go in my 3 gallon plastic bucket. It would need to not sink as the bucket has nipples at the bottom. I love this waterer and don't want to go back to open ones for the winter, particularly after reading that closed ones help keep down the moisture content...