Comb turning red or is she injured?

[nerfworthy]

I can't tell if this is the comb turning red or is she just injured herself..This is my craziest and most aggressive buff orpington! I feel like a paranoid mom lol

 

[Bonniebooboo]

How old is it? 4-5 Weeks? picture is hard to see red, but if you can see it better, and it is being a bit more aggressive, likely it is a little Rooster. It will show more likely within the next week or two. Don't think injury at this point.

 

[nerfworthy]

How old is it? 4-5 Weeks? picture is hard to see red, but if you can see it better, and it is being a bit more aggressive, likely it is a little Rooster. It will show more likely within the next week or two. Don't think injury at this point.

Yep, 4-5 weeks. This is the one I've been suspecting as a roo because of how aggressive she is to the other birds. She's constantly charging them with her feet up, chest bumping and challenging the other birds. The red is clearer in person, it was hard to get a good shot. The red is starting to form around the base of the comb.

 

[Jetblack2004]

It looks like a very minor injury to me.....but it is rather hard to tell with the lighting. Does the chick react at all if you gently press it? It could just be beginning to get a red comb. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Gray Farms]

Looks like somebody pecked her, should be fine.