Black combs, unsure what this is.

[I Like Turkeys]

Hello. I noticed an issue today where some of my chickens had blackness on their combs. It doesn’t look like fowlpox, and i’ve never had this happen before, so i’m confused. Any clue what this is?

 

[The Birb King]

I would not worry too much about it. It might be a little bit of dried blood if they were pecking at each other.

 

[Tookie]

They're completely fine, just some little wounds that will heal up right away.

 

[Farmgirl805]

Can you tell me how things turned out for your chicken friends? My girls are about 1 1/2 wks into the same situation. I started with only one hen having it, then a second and now 5 more. It looks just like these pics you’ve posted, maybe just slightly more advanced, and their combs are looking sort of droopy-ish.

How are they doing now?

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Can you tell me how things turned out for your chicken friends? My girls are about 1 1/2 wks into the same situation. I started with only one hen having it, then a second and now 5 more. It looks just like these pics you’ve posted, maybe just slightly more advanced, and their combs are looking sort of droopy-ish.

How are they doing now?

The others who commented were correct for me, it was just injuries, which have now gone away. I was just paranoid. Yours may be fighting too.
What do you mean by more advanced though?

 

[Farmgirl805]

The others who commented were correct for me, it was just injuries, which have now gone away. I was just paranoid. Yours may be fighting too.
What do you mean by more advanced though?

I mean the black spots/ areas are larger across the comb. A few have small areas on the wattles as well. Some of these photos aren’t the best, I took them at night with the aid of a flashlight, so you may have to zoom in to see what I mean. I wonder if mine could be suffering from any frostbite? It’s only been down to the 40s though, but we’ve had rind and rain. I’m in Southern California and we just got our butts kicked last week with a intense rainstorm. My gals are in a covered coop so I’m not sure.

 

[I Like Turkeys]

I mean the black spots/ areas are larger across the comb. A few have small areas on the wattles as well. Some of these photos aren’t the best, I took them at night with the aid of a flashlight, so you may have to zoom in to see what I mean. I wonder if mine could be suffering from any frostbite? It’s only been down to the 40s though, but we’ve had rind and rain. I’m in Southern California and we just got our butts kicked last week with a intense rainstorm. My gals are in a covered coop so I’m not sure.

Aw yeah, I see. Around the time I posted this thread originally, Florida(where i'm located) had a cold snap and it was hitting 20 degrees at night. Some of the chickens, who hadn't been housed together in a few weeks, stayed together in the shed overnight. I now imagine the cold was a bit of a stressor for them, plus being together might've caused more fighting.
Maybe the weather in your area has your birds more temperamental?

 

[Kanekoded]

I have a hen "Betty the B*tch" (lol) that is sweet as can be until she's on the roost, then she beats up on the hens roosting on either side of her leaving their combs and wattles with black spots that look just like those on your chickens. Betty's combs and wattles are pristine and so are those on the hens that do not sleep next to her. In my case, it was easy to determine who the culprit was and since it's only the combs and wattles that Betty is going after, I'm just going to let them work it out themselves...unless it gets completely out of hand.