Frostbitten Roo

[Toetwo]

Hi,
My rooster is two and both winters he has gotten frostbite. After talking to people last year, I tried the petroleum and bag balm and it doesn't seem to help. This year, I left it alone, and now it looks scary to touch.Today I started read I should have been in touch with my vet immediately! I've left a message but it's saturday. . .. Too, the hens have now a touch of frostbite. We are using deep bedding method--it's a solid foot plus deep now. The water is in coop on a heater--and yet MORE cold is coming. Part of me thinks too little too late. What is it about chickens that leave me feeling terribly irresponsible?
Thank you.
T

 

[TOP KNOT]

Having the water in the coop creates humidity which creates frostbite. I keep the water in the run. Put some neosporin on it and put the water out, that should help. My roo still got a touch of frost bite even doing these things. Also make sure there is good ventilation so humidity can't build up. Dry draft free coop. The points of my roos comb dropped off. He looks ok now. ( He was not quite as bad as the picture you posted, just the tip tops of his comb)

 

[skiffgirl]

My last Roo's comb looked just like that. He was fine in the end. I put some neosporine on it more to make myself feel better than anything. I live in AK so frostbite
is kinda a fact of life around here. I do all the right things to prevent it but it happens. I have actually gone to only having cushion or pea comb birds for this reason.

 

[Toetwo]

Okay< i just put some good goo on his comb--until he decided it was time to get the heck off my lap and back to watching over the hens. Such a good too. I look forward to better weather for his sake! I will also plan to talk out the water from their coop tonight. A drag as I worry that if it's gone from 7PM to 7 AM they'll become parched. But better than humidity I guess! Many thanks for your responses!