Hen's Comb is Turning White

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like winter dry skin too me.

 

[TheBirdBabe]

I had no idea that was needed! I thought that the cold air blowing in at night was bad for them? And can I only keep the door half open?

nd thank you so much! I didn't realize the wind could also give them it. My chicks love ice and try to eat anything plastic tho, so could this become an issue?

I would look in to the clear panels then! You can make holes in them & secure with zip ties so you don't have to make anything permanent.

I would only leave it barely cracked.. but I close mine up all the way at night! I would hate for a predator to find it & use that as leverage.

 

[WIchickMama]

definitely not enough ventilation for the coop. Need to make some adjustments to that coop as soon as you can, not only for the cold but the hot weather too. They need a lot more ventilation than you think and will be ok with the open spaces

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/

a good article to read on this site which will help a lot

 

[SammyJoyMonte]

I would look in to the clear panels then! You can make holes in them & secure with zip ties so you don't have to make anything permanent.

I would only leave it barely cracked.. but I close mine up all the way at night! I would hate for a predator to find it & use that as leverage.

Thank you so much for all of your help! I'm definitely going to look into that, and that was my exact concern with leaving it open.

 

[Hannahnic14]

We have that exact coop and on each side, above the door, we cut out large triangles and covered them with hardware cloth. Hope this helps!

 

[Hennyfromdblock]

I noticed recently that my hen's comb has been whitening. They were getting to the end of their good supply so I originally thought it was just oyster shell powder, but days later it's still there, and now I'm starting to see some whitening on my other hen as well. Recently the second hen has also been pecking the first's comb to the point of bleeding, what I initially thought caused it, but I'm not sure now. I checked the first hen's diarrhea (which has been too liquidy too often) for any worms and couldn't find any, but can't bring them to a vet. What could be the cause and/or prevention of this? I'm really worried.
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Hi This looks like what happened to one of my girls (mild frostbite).

She had it on some of her comb and wattles, I just put a bit of Vaseline and she’s been good since. I did keep checking just in case but she’s been good.

 

[Hmwd1234]

I just had a hen this happened to as well! I thought frost bite at first, I added vitamins to their water and made some changes to the coop. It has improved greatly and the color has almost completely returned, but I have also now discovered my girls have mites so that may be something to consider and check her for just in case…

 

[Smileybans]

I noticed recently that my hen's comb has been whitening. They were getting to the end of their good supply so I originally thought it was just oyster shell powder, but days later it's still there, and now I'm starting to see some whitening on my other hen as well. Recently the second hen has also been pecking the first's comb to the point of bleeding, what I initially thought caused it, but I'm not sure now. I checked the first hen's diarrhea (which has been too liquidy too often) for any worms and couldn't find any, but can't bring them to a vet. What could be the cause and/or prevention of this? I'm really worried.
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I noticed you’re in NJ. The coop you have does need more ventilation but be careful not to add ventilation where drafts will blow in on the hens at night. I know here in upstate NY it’s always windy. I cut my vent holes too big and it made my coop too cold. The hens started to get frostbite after I added the ventilation because the wind was blowing on them.

 

[Hennyfromdblock]

I just had a hen this happened to as well! I thought frost bite at first, I added vitamins to their water and made some changes to the coop. It has improved greatly and the color has almost completely returned, but I have also now discovered my girls have mites so that may be something to consider and check her for just in case…

Oh no I hope you’re able to rid of them