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The 2 leghorns that have the purple on combs and are in the separate coop both laid early this morning and the eggs are large and good. Angel the leghorn in with the flock also laid - another soft egg off the roost. Only leghorn Isis hasn’t laid - she’s the one with the pale comb and growths. I...

That’s reassuring to hear! I’m primary concerned about Isis as her comb is pale and she’s stopped laying. The run they use is wood chips. The roost floor is sand and pdz. Although there are roost bars in there they sleep on the floor. It’s a pre-fab coop so not laid out the best but it’s...

A pullet Ginger spends a lot of time in the leghorn coop also is showing purple comb. Her comb however is not as cold as the leghorn combs. Ginger has been laying just fine and act completely normal. She’s very active.

Ok, I’m ready to eat crow! I posted a few days ago about purple discolouring on a few hen’s combs. I thought it was leftover from putting iodine on peck marks from when we had some new hens and the pecking got bad for awhile. @Wyorp Rock and @CountryFlock thought the purple might be from lack...