Dry skin on Comb?

[Attack Chicken]

I'm just sitting here looking at my roo's comb and it seems like he has a dry comb :\\ It's flakey and white.He's very healthy and active it just seems like he has a dry comb issue. Started when it got cold out.Any advice how to keep it to were it's not so dry?

 

[speckledhen]

You can rub a little mineral oil, olive oil or vaseline or even a drop or two of VetRx, which has several oils in it, on the comb. I have several Barred Rock girls who have especially dry combs in spite of oils in their diet, etc. It's been very dry here, too.

 

[Attack Chicken]

Thanks! I just bought some VetRx ill try it.

 

[speckledhen]

It works better for me to put several drops of that in some mineral or olive oil. Spreads easier.

 

[Attack Chicken]

Thanks. I love my roo so much and I don't want anything to bother him

He's my big baby.

 

[speckledhen]

Got quite a few of those myself. I adore my roosters!

 

[Attack Chicken]

I just put some of the VetRx in some olive oil and rubbed it on his comb. He's all purring and everything. I think he likes the attention.

 

[Biddieacres]

I used Vaseline and it worked well. It was a little hard to smooth around on the comb though. It didn't seem like they liked me messing with their comb. The olive oil sounds a lot easier to apply than vaseline.

 

[allieloveschickens]

two of my BR girls have dry combs too, its been very dry here in San Diego, I will try the olive oil!

 

[Attack Chicken]

Glad my old thread helped someone!