Do you know know how many types of recognized combs there are?
How many types of comb are there? (I know the answer, just a poll)
- Thread starter BoiseBubba
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Not a clue!!!
I said 7
but that's my guess
I voted seven, but remembered one more. There are various names though for the same comb type, so I suppose it depends if you are counting them too?
-Daniel.
-Daniel.
I think it's 10, but it could be 9....or less...I don't remember! Pea, rose, single, buttercup, uhhh....strawberry, cushion, V-shape, I know there is another....maybe it's 8...blah blahblah just tell me
NM I'll look it up
NM I'll look it up
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Walnut! lol
Walnut! lol
It's 10.
Single
The single comb is probably the most widely-recognized type of chicken comb in the United States, as it appears both on a large number of U.S. breeds and also in cartoons and artwork featuring chickens.
The single comb is attached to the chicken's skull in a straight line from the beginning of the beak to the back of the head. It features a series of 5-6 fleshy ridges called points from the front to the center and a thicker potion called the blade in the back. Its texture is smooth and soft.
While most single combs are rigidly upright, in some breeds, the comb will flop over to hang on one side of the chicken's head. This is often more typical of hens.
Carnation (or King's)
The carnation, or king's, comb is unique to the Penedesenca, a chicken breed from Spain. This unusual single comb has several lobes in the rear.
The Spanish call this comb cresta en clavel (carnation comb) or cresta del rei (comb of the king).
Buttercup
Like the single comb, the buttercup comb features points from front to back. However, the buttercup comb is shaped like a crown, with a single leading point at the top of the beak and two ridges of points forming an almost circular, cuplike pattern on the chicken's head.
This comb is typical of the Sicilian Buttercup breed.
Pea
The pea comb is a medium-size comb. It features three ridges running lengthwise from the top of the beak to the top of the head, with the middle ridge a bit higher than the others.
Araucanas, Ameraucanas, Aseels, Brahmas, Buckeyes, Cornish, Sumatras and Shamo all have pea combs.
Cushion
The cushion comb is round, small and solid, with no points or ridges. Starting at the upper portion of the beak, it extends a short way up the chicken's head.
Chanteclers have cushion combs.
Strawberry
The strawberry comb is similar in size and shape to the cushion comb. Unlike the cushion comb, however, a strawberry comb has a bumpy, rough surface, similar to the outer texture of a strawberry fruit.
Chickens with strawberry combs include Malays and Yokohamas.
Rose
The rose comb is a fleshy, solid, tube-shaped comb that extends from the top of the beak to the back of the head, ending in a pointed spike. The front two-thirds of this comb is covered in small, round bumps.
Dominiques, Hamburgs, Red Caps, Sebrights, and Wyandottes have a rose comb. In several breeds, like Wyandottes, the spiked portion of the comb remains close to the head.
There are also "Rose Comb" breeds of Leghorns, Black and White Minorcas, Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island Whites.
Silkie
The silkie comb is an almost round, somewhat lumpy comb. Its width is usually greater than its length. It is covered with small, horizontal corrugations, with a narrow indentation crossing the comb perpendicularly near the chicken's beak.
Sometimes a silkie comb will have two or three rear points. As the breeds of chicken displaying a silkie comb also have feathery crests on their heads, the points will usually be hidden.
Genetically, the silkie comb is said to be a second type of rose comb. It was first developed from a rose comb bird crossed with a bird bred from a single comb x rose comb pair. Not surprisingly, some Silkie chickens sport silkie combs.
Walnut
The walnut comb is a medium-sized, solid comb. It gets its name from the characteristic furrowing on its surface, similar to the outer appearance of a walnut shell.
The walnut comb was genetically derived from two dominant alleles for the rose and pea combs. Walnut combs are also typical of Silkie chickens.
V-Shaped
The V-shaped comb consists of two thick points extending to the left and the right, perpendicularly from a singular base at the top of a chicken's beak.
Breeds with V-shaped combs include Crevecoeurs, Houdans, La Flèche, Polish, and Sultans.
Other names for the V-shaped comb are the "V comb," the "horn comb," and the "antler comb."
Single
The single comb is probably the most widely-recognized type of chicken comb in the United States, as it appears both on a large number of U.S. breeds and also in cartoons and artwork featuring chickens.
The single comb is attached to the chicken's skull in a straight line from the beginning of the beak to the back of the head. It features a series of 5-6 fleshy ridges called points from the front to the center and a thicker potion called the blade in the back. Its texture is smooth and soft.
While most single combs are rigidly upright, in some breeds, the comb will flop over to hang on one side of the chicken's head. This is often more typical of hens.
Carnation (or King's)
The carnation, or king's, comb is unique to the Penedesenca, a chicken breed from Spain. This unusual single comb has several lobes in the rear.
The Spanish call this comb cresta en clavel (carnation comb) or cresta del rei (comb of the king).
Buttercup
Like the single comb, the buttercup comb features points from front to back. However, the buttercup comb is shaped like a crown, with a single leading point at the top of the beak and two ridges of points forming an almost circular, cuplike pattern on the chicken's head.
This comb is typical of the Sicilian Buttercup breed.
Pea
The pea comb is a medium-size comb. It features three ridges running lengthwise from the top of the beak to the top of the head, with the middle ridge a bit higher than the others.
Araucanas, Ameraucanas, Aseels, Brahmas, Buckeyes, Cornish, Sumatras and Shamo all have pea combs.
Cushion
The cushion comb is round, small and solid, with no points or ridges. Starting at the upper portion of the beak, it extends a short way up the chicken's head.
Chanteclers have cushion combs.
Strawberry
The strawberry comb is similar in size and shape to the cushion comb. Unlike the cushion comb, however, a strawberry comb has a bumpy, rough surface, similar to the outer texture of a strawberry fruit.
Chickens with strawberry combs include Malays and Yokohamas.
Rose
The rose comb is a fleshy, solid, tube-shaped comb that extends from the top of the beak to the back of the head, ending in a pointed spike. The front two-thirds of this comb is covered in small, round bumps.
Dominiques, Hamburgs, Red Caps, Sebrights, and Wyandottes have a rose comb. In several breeds, like Wyandottes, the spiked portion of the comb remains close to the head.
There are also "Rose Comb" breeds of Leghorns, Black and White Minorcas, Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island Whites.
Silkie
The silkie comb is an almost round, somewhat lumpy comb. Its width is usually greater than its length. It is covered with small, horizontal corrugations, with a narrow indentation crossing the comb perpendicularly near the chicken's beak.
Sometimes a silkie comb will have two or three rear points. As the breeds of chicken displaying a silkie comb also have feathery crests on their heads, the points will usually be hidden.
Genetically, the silkie comb is said to be a second type of rose comb. It was first developed from a rose comb bird crossed with a bird bred from a single comb x rose comb pair. Not surprisingly, some Silkie chickens sport silkie combs.
Walnut
The walnut comb is a medium-sized, solid comb. It gets its name from the characteristic furrowing on its surface, similar to the outer appearance of a walnut shell.
The walnut comb was genetically derived from two dominant alleles for the rose and pea combs. Walnut combs are also typical of Silkie chickens.
V-Shaped
The V-shaped comb consists of two thick points extending to the left and the right, perpendicularly from a singular base at the top of a chicken's beak.
Breeds with V-shaped combs include Crevecoeurs, Houdans, La Flèche, Polish, and Sultans.
Other names for the V-shaped comb are the "V comb," the "horn comb," and the "antler comb."
Yep 10. That was what I voted.
YAY! Some places only have 8 listed
Poster I saw showed nearly 40... but I imagine that includes some variations or something since no 30's are listed as options.
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Believe it or not, your all wrong, there is only 8. Silkie and Carnation are variations of Single and Walnut
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