FluffyButts1
In the Brooder
- Jan 9, 2026
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Hi,
This is Big Daddy. He is a 9 month 9ld Lavender Orpington Roo. Wr have 1 roo and 9 hens in our flock. We live in Western WA State where temps dipped in to the low 20s at night for about a week straight. I did not see this on his comb yesterday, but noticed it this morning when I let them out into their run. He is the only one in the flock that has this. They do have 2 heat lamps directly above their roots in the coop. The coop is a 10x20 pre built shed with a single slope roof with added ventilation at the highest and lowest points of the roof. They do not get any drafts inside and have about 6 inches of hemp bedding on the floor. We do not keep water in the coop only in the run. Is this frostbite on his comb or something else? He is showing no other symptoms and the rest of the flock seems healthy and is laying eggs. How do I help him?
This is Big Daddy. He is a 9 month 9ld Lavender Orpington Roo. Wr have 1 roo and 9 hens in our flock. We live in Western WA State where temps dipped in to the low 20s at night for about a week straight. I did not see this on his comb yesterday, but noticed it this morning when I let them out into their run. He is the only one in the flock that has this. They do have 2 heat lamps directly above their roots in the coop. The coop is a 10x20 pre built shed with a single slope roof with added ventilation at the highest and lowest points of the roof. They do not get any drafts inside and have about 6 inches of hemp bedding on the floor. We do not keep water in the coop only in the run. Is this frostbite on his comb or something else? He is showing no other symptoms and the rest of the flock seems healthy and is laying eggs. How do I help him?
