comb issue

Hi there! We have a 11-12 month old Olive Egger (Fern) who began losing feathers around her neck and head a few weeks ago and then her comb and face began looking dry and a bit crusty. The skin on the base of her neck where feathers are growing back looks yellowed, but this might be normal. It's...

I bought some pullets about 3 weeks ago and most are developing nice looking combs but this one this wonky. I also notice that some of the girls look dry on their heads. Is this do to a diseas or climate. We live in Lancaster CA which is very close to the Mojave desert. So we are in the high...

Hi all, Meet Lucy, my NHR. She is a mystery and I need some advice... First 1 yr ago she stopped laying eggs. No change in behavior and have checked her for typical worms, lice, mites, etc. No obvious health issues. And I feed them S&P layer. The other chicken (same age) is laying. And...

Hello (again) chicken friends! I have a chicken who I've had for over a year, she has always been subdued and a little shy compared to the rest, but doesn't get picked on and is part of the team (I have five chickens all together). I think she's third in the pecking order. She's never been a...

My little bantam rooster has this crusty, gray, puffy patches on his comb. He’s young, just about finished filling in his feathers. He’s housed with a little hen, but the two of them are isolated from the rest of my birds (because they’re so small). I haven’t found any sign of mites. I don’t...

Saw this on the chickens comb today and not sure what to think about it, she's one of a batch of rescue ex-caged hens so condition is not brilliant but we would like to make sure no one gets any worse. She's about 15 months old and we've had her for almost 3 weeks. There is a bit of dried blood...

Hello everyone Here I'm just so sad and very much hopeless I believe so much My 1.5 year old leghorn rooster tootoo Grow his comb so big so heavy and so thick that now made his neck bent & hes having breathing problems I here search at my best didn't find any vet I always post thread about this...

My EE has a large marble sized bump on her comb. its firm, and scabby. Ive been trying to reaserch the cause and what I can do... she is at the bottom of the pecking order and has a bare spots from picking that are healing slowly. Any suggestions?? :fl

I have a 4 year old Buff Orpington who has stopped laying (not a big surprise). Her comb is folded over and lighter in color. She is moving very slowly and seems all balled up when she walks through the yard. She's not one for being touched but just remains still as I reach for her now. She...

Hey! I've got some questions!!! I was feeding my girls last night and collected eggs and noticed that almost all 11 of my hens and my 2 roosters has black specks on their combs. It was very cold a few weeks ago but the pictures I have seen of frostbite don't look like what they have. I was going...

My roo have a big comb.. My neice accidentally applied some lip balm on his comb and yesterday I notice that one side has a pus pocket looking like something When I touch it with a Q tip skin patch remove like pus layer I applied some essential oil afterwards now it has a crust ALSO WE HAVING...