International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[chickengr]

Here is what poor Griffin looks like. His comb and wattles both have to go, like yesterday.

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no words can describe what I feel. final decision: no snow for my chickens.

 

[KF0002]

Poor guy! Hate it for them. None of my girls with larger combs had any damage at all. Do the Roos not tuck under at night like the hens? And my hubs will help me get the dubbing done

They do tuck their heads but their huge combs dont get covered completely I dont think. And Griffin sleeps in maison de poules, a very draft free hen house, snuggled against the bosums of his many ladies, and he has horrible frost bite. I think his frost bite occured mostly when he was out during the very cold days, not at night.

 

[marchick]

Well we went from cold to cold and rainy. It rained all day yesterday and more rain for 4 more days. So far today it is 34 degrees. At least it's not snow. My pens are deep in mud! I pray everyone gets a reprieve from all this cold, heat and whatever else... bring on spring! I am ready!

 

[chickengr]

rain and mud here. I am ready for spring too!

I put some pine shavings in the runs. it helps a bit.

 

[KF0002]

Well we went from cold to cold and rainy. It rained all day yesterday and more rain for 4 more days. So far today it is 34 degrees. At least it's not snow. My pens are deep in mud! I pray everyone gets a reprieve from all this cold, heat and whatever else... bring on spring! I am ready!

I'm ready for spring too! Woke up to snow here in Kentucky this morning. I'm so over all this. The chickens are over it as well.

 

[marchick]

I'm ready for spring too! Woke up to snow here in Kentucky this morning. I'm so over all this. The chickens are over it as well.

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I do not like cold weather. I tend to hibernate and not want to go outside. I think I need chicks! That would keep me buisy.

 

[KF0002]

I do not like cold weather. I tend to hibernate and not want to go outside. I think I need chicks! That would keep me buisy.

Fire up your incubator and get hatching! Its a good way to keep busy.

 

[Old Man Tom]

Fire up your incubator and get hatching! Its a good way to keep busy.

Snow Day here on Friday. My sons and I used too ski everyday!! I think that was about 100 years ago. Chickens are doing fine.

 

[KF0002]

This is how my son's cat prefers to sleep. In a nest that none of the hens use in the hen house, snug as a bug in a rug. He is an outdoor barn cat but we let him in the house occasionally. He prefers his freedom outdoors to domestic life inside. There is a ceramic nest egg under him also, so I think he might be going broody!

 

[Red Banks]

PioneerChick,

The risk you run by letting nature take its course is that the flesh may turn gangrenous which causes septicemia (blood poisoning). Septicemia can be fatal if not treated.

As far dubbing him along the blue or green line really doesn’t matter, neither is more traumatic than the other although I suppose along the blue line will remove the possibility of future frostbite. As for his wattles, the frostbite doesn’t appear nearly as severe as the comb so you may be OK leaving the wattles for now...if you choose not to dub his wattles just watch closely to make sure an infection doesn’t occur.

I would suggest giving him some Vitamin K before dubbing to help with blood clotting. The good news is with proper care and treatment he’ll be fine. He’ll make you some good Cockerels with pretty combs this Spring!

Good Luck,
Keith

Would cornstarch help clot the blood?