Frostbite/ Facing the cold

[Lourdie]

Hello, I just recently had one of my chickens die due to the cold and infection complications.
I realized her comb was very dark and cold throughout the whole time i was tending her in my house.
My other chickens don't have it as bad as she did, but I fear they might. Anybody might know what happened to her and
why she died so suddenly? We are getting a heat lamp tonight and putting it in our shed since at night here, it goes below 0.
This is much tougher than I thought. I don't want to lose anymore.

 

[CluckerFamily]

What kind of infection complications?

The only thing with adding heat of you decide to do that is to keep an eye out for fires and have a plan for when the electricity goes out, they won’t be able to handle the extreme temperature change.

Do you have enough ventilation in the coop and all drafts blocked?

 

[aart]

What infection?
Got a pic of her comb?
Be very careful with the heat lamp, the last thing you need is a fire.

Show us your coop, inside and out, we might be able to make suggestions.

Oh, and...
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!

 

[Lourdie]

Hello, I can’t show you her comb because she’s dead and put away, but basically it’s like a dark blue purple grey. Here is the photo of my coop. We might need to add another one just because it goes below 0 at night. I added to my profile I am just an amateur at this so I have NO IDEA on how my chicken died. I did give her a bath tho just because her but was full of poop. A yellow ish color. Could be a sign of infection. My other chickens are active and energized. She wasn’t maybe because of her breed? I don’t want any more chickens because I will go to college soon and no one can take care of them properly

 

[aart]

Here is the photo of my coop.

Coop needs some work, I see no ventilation.
But now is not the time to fix that.

A yellow ish color. Could be a sign of infection.

That's probably what killed her, in combo with the cold.

I don’t want any more chickens because I will go to college soon and no one can take care of them properly

Find them a new home.

 

[Lourdie]

i wish i knew what infection it was

 

[aart]

i wish i knew what infection it was

Usually the only way to know for sure is send the bird for necropsy and labs.
DIY necropsy can tell the tale sometimes.

 

[Lourdie]

oh okay thank you, These are lessons I have learned.

 

[Lourdie]

So this is an egg I got a few days ago, and none of them lay white eggs, and I don’t know who this came from, but should I throw it out just in case if it came from my infected one?

 

[aart]

View attachment 2534826 So this is an egg I got a few days ago, and none of them lay white eggs, and I don’t know who this came from, but should I throw it out just in case if it came from my infected one?

Probably fine, someones spray booth is glitchy, so no brown coating.

When in doubt....
Open eggs one at a time in a separate dish before adding to pan or recipe,
use your eyes, nose, and common sense to decide if egg is OK to eat.