Frostbitten comb HELP!!!!!!!!!!

[krv]

My Mom's buff orp. rooster's comb is partially frozen or frostbitten.

The tips of his comb are hard and white. The middle of his comb is not hard, but is purple.The wattles are partially purple and very swollen, but not hard. What will happen to him ??? The temperature has been in the teens yesterday and today.And last night it got in the single digits. What should we do to help him??? I need some good advice.

So I turned to BYC for help.

Rick(son of krv)

 

[Riparian]

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You should try your own advice. Vaseline insulates the flesh and protects it from the sub zero air.

Do you live in a cold climate? Here, the temperature is -20 degrees below zero. Wind chill down to -35 and lower. If you smear fat or oil on one of your hands, then go outside, you will notice the difference.

not a myth. Sexing a chicken with a pencil is a myth. Feeding corn makes birds warmer is a myth. The fact that oil and fat insulate flesh is not.

 

[NYREDS]

if you actually think rubbing Vaseline on a comb will protect it from freezing here's an experiment for you to try.
Take off all your cloths, rub yourself all over with Vaseline & go outside in below freezing weather for a few hours. When you come inside call me & let me know how well protected you were.
This is one of the many myths that are repeated as fact here.

 

[redoak]

Take off all your cloths, rub yourself all over with Vaseline & go outside in below freezing weather for a few hours. When you come inside call me & let me know how well protected you were.

Ok I'll call in a couple hours, wish me luck

 

[Cottage Rose]

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This is not true in most cases.
Living in the north we deal with this often.
I've never treated frost bite and none of my frost bit victums ever became infected and certainly none died.
The frozen parts will atrophy and fall off.
No big deal.

 

[baileychic]

Need to know what to do. One Rooster has wattles that have turned to ice cubes! I think he dipped them in the water one too many times. Anyway, they are awful looking. Is it too late for vaseline? Or should I grease him up?

 

[silkiechicken]

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Vaseline is just prevention. If they are fozen solid, the best thing to do once they thaw is to cut them off as the tissue will be dead. Removing dead tissue will prevent infection and gangerene, although, many dead extremities do fall off eventually.

 

[Katieswan]

I have read that the Vaseline keeps moisture off of the skin and that is how it protects it from freezing. It makes sense to me. I am sure it is not the one and only cure all frostbite answer though. I have put it on my chickens and I am not sure it has helped but we will see.

 

[Chickenchick11]

I prefer to use BagBalm to prevent frostbite instead of petroleum jelly. BagBalm is more soothing and when it gets cold it becomes harder and forms a protective barrier.

 

[Radena]

These are pictures of his frost bitten comb. Frost bit. Then how it healed and feel off. No action was taken.