Frostbite Rooster comb

[MickD007]

We have minor frostbite on our Rooster comb.
The weather has been insane here lately. Rain, then cold, snow, warm, rain. I've been putting a salve on it trying to keep up but sure enough my Rooster got frostbite on the tips of his comb.

After 3yrs this is the first time I've dealt with this. I have been treating it with vetericyn and a frostbite spray.

Should I wrap it with vet wrap or is it best to let stay open.

I've looked up a few things but wanted to know if it's okay with wrap it.

 

[WIchickMama]

I would not wrap it.

Do you have any pictures?

 

[DobieLover]

We have minor frostbite on our Rooster comb.
The weather has been insane here lately. Rain, then cold, snow, warm, rain. I've been putting a salve on it trying to keep up but sure enough my Rooster got frostbite on the tips of his comb.

After 3yrs this is the first time I've dealt with this. I have been treating it with vetericyn and a frostbite spray.

Should I wrap it with vet wrap or is it best to let stay open.

I've looked up a few things but wanted to know if it's okay with wrap it.

You shouldn't touch it. Don't put anything on it. It's always best not to mess with tissue that has frozen. Just watch it for infection.

 

[MickD007]

I would not wrap it.

Do you have any pictures?

I can snap a picture tomorrow

 

[MickD007]

It's the tips only

 

[MickD007]

You shouldn't touch it. Don't put anything on it. It's always best not to mess with tissue that has frozen. Just watch it for infection.

Today was really warm out so it's definitely not frozen anymore. I noticed it looked weird yesterday but didn't get a close look until today it was black tips.
It didn't look like this on Friday when i was petting him. Saturday was a freak snow squall then everything melted again on Sunday and today was 55F out so he was out waking around and I noticed how bad it look
The weather has literally been up and down. None of the Hens have anything.

 

[MickD007]

It's supposed to stay in the 50s but rain a few times this week then snow on Friday so I'll bring him inside on Thursday night so it doesn't get worse.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You shouldn't touch it. Don't put anything on it. It's always best not to mess with tissue that has frozen. Just watch it for infection.

X2. It's very painful. Leave it alone. Poor guy. My BJG lost the tips of his comb and about half his wattles last year, it was painful to see but it did heal on its own.

 

[DobieLover]

It's supposed to stay in the 50s but rain a few times this week then snow on Friday so I'll bring him inside on Thursday night so it doesn't get worse.

Just leave him outside.
He'll do much better staying with his flock.
What is the ventilation like in your coop?
How large was his comb?
I'm further north than you and I'm going through the same type of weather.
When we went -19F, my senior rooster got frostbite on the back of his comb and his already frostbite rounded tips. When it gets THAT cold, birds with larger combs are vulnerable. There really isn't anything reasonable you can do to prevent it. It will heal. The dead tissue will fall off.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yeah, is one reason I got Dominiques with the rose combs instead of Barred Rocks with big single combs. I kept a cockerel out of the batch and gave one to a friend. Happy to say both are darling boys, respectful to humans and kind to their hens. The pullets are equally sweet in the flock.