Chickens comb is blue

[nicksbirds]

Is it all right if one of my chickens comb is slightly blue on top

 

[Jedwards]

Is it frostbite or is the comb naturally colored that way?

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

It depends on how much of the comb is blue. If it is only the back tip, this could be something viral or even a bit of heart related. If the entire thing is blue, definitely something with circulation and heart. I have a hen that the back tip of her comb will turn a tiny bit bluish/purple occasionally. She did have MS years ago.

 

[nicksbirds]

I don't know she was given to me by a friend
I've had her for four weeks and she acts fine
I don't know what MS is

 

[ArtCaptain]

Does their comb feel cold when you touch it?

 

[nicksbirds]

No it's warm

 

[ArtCaptain]

Huh. well sometimes the tip of my chickens comb is purple and it feels cold probably because of bad blood circulation. Of course it turns back to a normal red once shes up and moving.

 

[nicksbirds]

Now it looks whiter

 

[ArtCaptain]

Whoa. I've never seen a chicken with a white comb before....https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...nosis-so-heres-a-picture-of-ours#post_9797018
does it look like this?

 

[nicksbirds]

No just on the back of the comb on its tip