frostbite

We've had temperatures well below zero (Fahrenheit) for several days straight now. Three nights in a row of lows down to -20 or -15. Highs around 0 or a few digits below. Wind chills down to -40. I noticed yesterday that 2 of my 6 four-month-old hens had a tiny bit of black on their comb tips...

Hey guys, I posted about my roo a couple weeks ago because I noticed that he had lost quite a bit of weight and had his feathers picked out. I solved the feather picking problem but the weight issue is still present. I think I figured out what the problem is.. he got frostbite on his wattles...

I've been trying to figure out the issue with one of my Polish hens toes for several weeks now and - after first thinking & treating for SLM with little improvement - my reading here (BLESS YOU ALL for sharing your experiences) is making my think this is frostbite... Just hoping to get some...

Hi, Our 4-year-old Brahma, approximately 3 lbs., appears to have frostbite on both of her feet. We had a thaw and then severe windchill, as we do each year. I'm not certain why this year is different. I noticed her limping about 5 days ago. Her feet are cracked and bleeding. We've done Epsom...

Hello! I am new to chickens(going on 6 months) and I have a small flock of 7 chickens. I'm looking for some suggestions regarding ventilation--I am the second owner to this coop, and have started renovating it. The inside has all new walls and floor but I noticed it doesn't seem to ventilate...

We have a flock of 15 chickens. We have a great set up for them…. But it was -10 degrees (probably even colder with wind chill) the other night so in preparation I checked their food, water heater & heating pads. All good to go! The next morning I saw they were outside. The wind had closed their...

Not sure if this is frostbite or what? Combs are all fine and the feet of the others are fine. If it is, what should I do?

One of my two guinea fowl who we got on the thirteenth of April 2022 has frostbite on her right foot. She got it a few days ago not more than a week now I believe it happened from her getting her foot wet outside or something. I haven't done much with it besides look at it whenever I can Doodle...

In all the years we’ve had chickens (at least a decade) we’ve never had to deal with frostbite. Our 9 year old favorite rooster has frostbite on his wattle and comb. The comb is minor damage. The wattles were extremely swollen and once we warmed them up why’ve been hot to the touch. He’s been...

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for some advice for our 8-month old buff orpington rooster. A few weeks ago we noticed that the tips of his comb were turning black. There was no bleeding involved which made us rule out other forms of injury. It seemed to be getting better and returning to a more red...

We live in Canada and try our best to keep the coop above freezing but the outside temps got to -30C for a couple nights and now we have two boys with frostbitten wattles. We brought one inside for now because he’s low in the pecking order and at greater risk of getting bullied. The other is...

Curious to see if anyone with more experience may have some insight into this strange situation. I have a Muscovy duck about five months old who I recently brought inside because his feet were getting really cold and were partially frozen (red and stiff). He was tripping over himself too...

I noticed about 3 weeks ago that my silkie pullet's comb has some grey on it. She has pink skin, so I don't think her comb is supposed to one day just turn half grey. Is this frostbite? Should I just leave it alone and keep an eye on it? I tried putting some vaseline on it once, but idk if that...

I purchased a svart Hona rooster and 3 hens yesterday, the rooster looks like he has a rose comb but is still completely black, the breeder also said he was denailed as a chick…. But still has his spurs… after some research I’m starting to think he either got frost bite at some point or isn’t...

I purchased a svart Hona rooster and 3 hens yesterday, the rooster looks like he has a rose comb but is still completely black, the breeder also said he was denailed as a chick…. But still has his spurs… after some research I’m starting to think he either got frost bite at some point or isn’t...

I have a hen who must’ve got frostbite on her feet over the winter. She was acting normal until a week ago when one of my other hens was attacking her so I quickly scooped her up to check her out and saw her foot was bleeding and coming off!! Her whole foot is black and of the other foot only...

In another post, I told how I thought my rooster toe had frostbite... maybe. (First pics) The toe tip was black underneath and the toe was swollen. I was content to let it do as it would and hopefully fall off. Update: It's been in the 40's to low 50's past few days, and I get home from work to...

My rooster, (Big Caramel) had a swollen toe. I thought it was either from him hurting it jumping off roost in morning, or it got frostbit. Now over 2 weeks later, and toe is still swollen but it hasn't spread to rest of foot. Toe tip seems shrunken and turning black underneath. I soaked it in...

So, I’m new. I apologize if this is unnecessary or in the wrong spot! I have 5 Roos. Bawk Bawk is my big Australorp and he is the oldest and Alpha, while frostbite during this NNY winter hit my boys hard and I went into the coop to find Bawk Bawk covered in blood and comb tore up! So I’ve...

I recently got a two year old rooster from someone in the city. He seemed healthy friendly and was just missing a few toes from a past injury. The rooster is currently limping on his feet and holding his foot up. His feet and toes seem swollen and he just stands around in the snow all day. The...