Half of flock has black-tipped combs

[morganthendricks]

- No freezing temperature.
- Black comb is on one chicken, then tomorrow it’s not! Various.
- Someone suggested they were not getting enough protein. I tried switching the feed, that worked for a while...or at least I thought it did.

Thank you

 

[chickentrains]

wounds from being pecked at?

 

[morganthendricks]

wounds from being pecked at?

No wounds, just the tip of the comb. Then tomorrow it could be cleared up… Weird

 

[Isaac 0]

Could you post a few clear pictures?

 

[morganthendricks]

In the morning I can. Who knows, they could’ve cleared up again...

This is exactly what my chickens look like: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/roosters-comb-is-turning-black.1019779/

They’ve been going on like this for probably 3 months now. I thought it was frostbite, but in my area there’s hardly any frost. When we get into a cold snap, I turn ceramic heat emitters on.