Frostbite

[BYCforlife]

I had lots of problems with frostbite on my chicken's combs this year. Only 5 hens were unharmed, and they had pea combs.

I want to get a large amount of cold-hardy chickens, and the only pea-combed chickens my hatchery sells are Ameraucanas and Barred Plymouth Rocks.

Which one is a better layer, in your opinion?

Thanks!

 

[imnukensc]

Barred rocks are excellent layers, but they don't have pea combs.

 

[BYCforlife]

Barred rocks are excellent layers, but they don't have pea combs.

Whoops. I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I'm getting Ameraucanas!

 

[BantyChooks]

Whoops. I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I'm getting Ameraucanas!

Ameraucanas are great and quite pretty.

 

[BYCforlife]

Ameraucanas are great and quite pretty.

I agree! Maybe I'll get a couple of BCM's from a little hatchery so I can breed Olive Eggers.

 

[Chickassan]

Maybe you were thinking dominiques? They look very similar to barred rocks but they have a little rose comb,excellent layers too.

Whoops. I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I'm getting Ameraucanas!

 

[BYCforlife]

Maybe you were thinking dominiques? They look very similar to barred rocks but they have a little rose comb,excellent layers too.

Those look very similar! There was a picture of a Barred Plymouth rock with a tiny comb on my hatchery's website, so I thought they had a pea comb.

 

[Chickassan]

Ahh, they used a tricky photo!

Those look very similar! There was a picture of a Barred Plymouth rock with a tiny comb on my hatchery's website, so I thought they had a pea comb.