help needed

[tashtash]

Guys need help my hens are all good and healthy but this one her comb is lop sided has been since it started to grow. is this ok what does it mean.

 

[fisherlady]

Many breeds have combs large enough they fall over... hens included.

If you don't see any other signs of illness (pale comb, listlessness, sneezing or drooping appearance, etc) then the comb is probably just her genetics.

Here is a recent thread for showing off 'floppy combs'... check it out!

use the search block above and look up comb types, there are probably a few other threads about the different types... and there are a bunch of different comb types.

 

[tashtash]

 

[tashtash]

Its hard to see but its really floppy compared to my other hens

 

[theoldchick]

Crazy Eyes had a fold over comb when she was young







As she matured her comb eventually stood straight.






Crazy Comb Shirley has a strange comb,too





Comb shape, size, and rigidity is a matter of genetics. As long as the comb is a nice healthy pink color all should be well. However, it is not normal for hen who has an erect comb to develop a pale comb which flops over.

 

[tashtash]

Yeah its really bright red pink as she got bigger it just went floppy. i hope she is ok.

 

[little farmer]

she's alright. Some combs get so big that they just flop over. My one hen has a comb that flops over, and my friend has a hen and her comb it HUGE like it's probably three times the size of that one. Hens can still have floppy combs.

 

[gryeyes]

I have a RIR who has a very Cosmopolitan "beret" look, ooh la la! And a white Leghorn with a floppy comb. Perfectly normal.