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Preventing frostbite
OP says there's already signs of frostbite starting, and the weather hasn't hit its worst. Certain chickens combs and wattles do fine, these are obvious going to take some fussing over.- LateBirdFarms
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Preventing frostbite
Without some sort of heat source, I couldn't imagine how you'd keep those wattles warm! Will he drink from a nipple waterer? I'd worry about him dipping those into his water bowl. If he's housed alone, you might have success with some sort of head wrap 🤔 Insulating the coop might help. Is that...- LateBirdFarms
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Preventing frostbite
I've never had bird with EXCESSIVELY large combs, but a few of my golden comet girls have had some larger straight combs. If you're able to vent your coop well and keep it draft free, a little bit of vaseline might help, but youmay still lose a tip here or there. I think it's one of those things...- LateBirdFarms
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