Black on comb. Frostbite or injury or pox? Pic inside

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

19 week old Swedish Flower Rooster. I am a new chicken owner.

Some of the other 4 roosters have similar black on the comb.

I thought it was frostbite or pox, but now think it may just be dried blood from wounds. There has been no progression on any of the roosters over about 2 weeks.

Chickens were crowded up for a few weeks with about 3 sq ft per bird. Now have about 8 per bird. The Roosters are together without any hens. The black appeared while they were crowded up.

Thoughts? Wound or something else?

 

[Sleek28]

19 week old Swedish Flower Rooster. I am a new chicken owner.

Some of the other 4 roosters have similar black on the comb.

I thought it was frostbite or pox, but now think it may just be dried blood from wounds. There has been no progression on any of the roosters over about 2 weeks.

Thoughts? Wound or something else?

Looks like dried blood. How many hens do you have/ is it a bachelor flock? If you keep them with hens then they are most likely fighting with each other or the hens might be pecking them. If it it’s a bachelor flock then there’s a pecking order so there’s nothing to be worried about. I️ don’t know how cold it is where you are but as long as they have a coop that is dry and has no drafts then they should be able to keep themselves warm for the most part.

 

[KingD]

Yeh. It's dried blood.
Nothing to worry about. If there is little room for the birds then there will be pecking happening. Especially if there is a number of roosters together.

19 week old Swedish Flower Rooster. I am a new chicken owner.

Some of the other 4 roosters have similar black on the comb.

I thought it was frostbite or pox, but now think it may just be dried blood from wounds. There has been no progression on any of the roosters over about 2 weeks.

Chickens were crowded up for a few weeks with about 3 sq ft per bird. Now have about 8 per bird. The Roosters are together without any hens. The black appeared while they were crowded up.

Thoughts? Wound or something else?

 

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

Looks like dried blood. How many hens do you have/ is it a bachelor flock? If you keep them with hens then they are most likely fighting with each other or the hens might be pecking them. If it it’s a bachelor flock then there’s a pecking order so there’s nothing to be worried about. I️ don’t know how cold it is where you are but as long as they have a coop that is dry and has no drafts then they should be able to keep themselves warm for the most part.

It’s a bachelor flock now. 5 roosters. 4 hens are in a separate coop and location.

Bad planning on my part along with -10 weather, preceded by snow, for a few weeks resulted in them living too close together.

The BCM/Birchen rooster was particularly aggressive. He seems to
Have calmed down a lot.