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I’m not super worried about my EEs and Ameraucanas but my Speckled Sussex has a big floppy comb, I’ve heard of people putting Vaseline? Does that work?
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In my experience, I didn't find Vaseline to very helpful because it wears off too quickly...it might work if you committed to applying it 10x a day but who wants to do that?I’m not super worried about my EEs and Ameraucanas but my Speckled Sussex has a big floppy comb, I’ve heard of people putting Vaseline? Does that work?
Don't. Keep their pen area dry and out of drafts. How cold does it tend to get and do you have damp or dry winters?
I actually just finished building the coop they are going to live in for the winter, just have to put the door on. It’s made of fescue straw bales. I think it has good ventilation?Is there proper ventilation?
Unfortunately, odds are that there is going to be comb and wattle frostbite at those temperatures. We lose single comb tines and large wattles every year (practically a right of passage now for cockerels) and we get to-20 and -30 Fahrenheit
I do have one for them but one of the nipples fell out, but I think you can get replacements.It’s also helpful to switch to a nipple waterer in the winter (if you don’t already use that kind of setup) that way they aren’t dipping their wattles in water/reduces dripping down their face.
I think it has good ventilation?