Comb for 100°f- 20°f ?

[E flowers]

I'm interested in what comb type would be best for my temperature range. Normally summer fluctuates between the high 60's to low 90's but can be higher and even in the low hundreds.

This winter and specifically the past week we've had lows down to 14°f and highs into the low 40's or 30's. My boy Sampson has had close calls with getting frostbite and he's got a decent sized single comb.

For future birds I breed I'd like to have the heat dispersion close to him But as little frostbite potential as possible.

One pic is a collage of potential comb types and the other is my boy Sampson for comparison.

Any and all suggestions are welcome!

 

[nuthatched]

You have similar temperatures to me.
Any comb is fine, just make sure you have plenty of ventilation in your coop for the winter

 

[E flowers]

You have similar temperatures to me.
Any comb is fine, just make sure you have plenty of ventilation in your coop for the winter

The thing is I'm planning on making a new breed for complete freeranging and they'll need the frostbite resistance along with heat dispersion for my area.

I won't be releasing them but they'll live in pens with little to no shelter so they're as wild as possible.

I won't be neglecting them. They'll be well fed and managed. I'll also be planting their pens with local plants that are safe for them to eat.

 

[nuthatched]

The thing is I'm planning on making a new breed for complete freeranging and they'll need the frostbite resistance along with heat dispersion for my area.

I won't be releasing them but they'll live in pens with little to no shelter so they're as wild as possible.

I won't be neglecting them. They'll be well fed and managed. I'll also be planting their pens with local plants that are safe for them to eat.

If there's no enclosed shelter, single comb is fine.
At least put up a three sided shelter with a roof, they need to get shade and out of the elements.

 

[E flowers]

If there's no enclosed shelter, single comb is fine.
At least put up a three sided shelter with a roof, they need to get shade and out of the elements.

Yeah I figured I'd do 3 sided shelters.

 

[SourRoses]

A Walnut type is both close to the skull for frostbite protection and wide enough to disperse some heat. It also brings smaller wattles.

 

[Amer]

The "short single" photo looks like a frostbit single to me.
A short single would be more like a heritage Plymouth Rock comb.
Pea or rose combs are large enough for heat dispersion but with enough volume to surface area to prevent frostbite.
The walnut comb (pea rose combo) is the smallest, overkill for your climate.
Pea combed birds also have the advantage of smaller wattles.
I have had a rose combed bird with wattles I think he had frostbitten by dunking them in water (although maybe he injured them.) My bearded d'Anvers and pea combed birds don't have this problem.
14 degrees isn't that low so to me I think a single combed bird is fine as long as it's not a Mediterranean size comb like your rooster sports.

 

[E flowers]

The "short single" photo looks like a frostbit single to me.
A short single would be more like a heritage Plymouth Rock comb.
Pea or rose combs are large enough for heat dispersion but with enough volume to surface area to prevent frostbite.
The walnut comb (pea rose combo) is the smallest, overkill for your climate.
Pea combed birds also have the advantage of smaller wattles.
I have had a rose combed bird with wattles I think he had frostbitten by dunking them in water (although maybe he injured them.) My bearded d'Anvers and pea combed birds don't have this problem.
14 degrees isn't that low so to me I think a single combed bird is fine as long as it's not a Mediterranean size comb like your rooster sports.

So shorter spikes but also smaller comb overall? Along with smaller wattles.