Frostbite comb

[bantamcrazy]

My really good show and breeding rooster lost his comb this winter due to frostbite... Will it grow back? And can I still show him?

 

[Eggcessive]

I don't show chickens, but I know that some bantam breeds are normally dubbed. The frostbitten comb won't grow back, but I had a Marans rooster this year who suffered my first case of frostbite, and most of it has healed up in the last 6 weeks. I would hold out hope that it might not be so bad, after it heals. Usually after a month or so the comb tips will fall off. If your guy loses some of his comb, maybe you can use him to breed some good looking babies. Good luck.

 

[bantamcrazy]

The rest of his comb has fallen off so it looks dubbed but he just happens to be my only rooster that's not a bantam so he is in with my big girl layers lol I would love to keep him for breeding but I would also need another rooster to form a trio for showing but I would be afraid of the two roosters fighting because they would have to be cooped together