Is it true a frostbitten comb makes a rooster sterile?

[jvls1942]

I'M On Island Time :

My roo is getting the mowhawked look as his points are falling off.

I had several weeks of unfertile eggs, but I found one today that was fertile, so they will start back up doing their thing.

how can you tell an unfertile from a fertile egg ?​

 

[the1much]

frostbite doesnt make a roo go infertile,, but will damage his fertility rate,, and can stop him for a while. ANY injury can cause your fertility rate to drop,,ANY,,, even a dog scaring your roo, can make fertility rates drop dramatically. it isnt the specific injury,, its ANY injury,, any stress,, or even boredom,,, and all this IS a proven fact that has been studied by many places.

 

[Harley's girl]

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how can you tell an unfertile from a fertile egg ?

Here ya go.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

 

[Raisingmsdaisy]

I read on Cackle Hatchery that it can reduce fertility because of the pain as it heals, but reduce fertility probably only means that while the rooster is suffering the pain of healing the frostbite, he simply isn’t going to breed as actively as a roo who was 100%. Thus reducing fertility for a time. I don’t think it would be a permanent situation.

 

[gman58]

Actually according to Ron Kean, Extension Poultry Specialist @ The University of Wisconsin-Madison: If a rooster does have frostbite, he will be infertile for a couple of weeks, until he gets over the damage.

That’s what I heard too. He recovers when he recovers from the frostbite. Article said usually within 2 weeks.

 

[wyoDreamer]

We had temps in the -25 range this winter, and my coop does not have good ventilation. The coop needs cleaning out really bad, and the deep litter is damp. My rooster has a huge comb and wattles, but he only got a touch of frostbite on the very tips of his comb.

My question is why did your rooster get frostbite so bad and what can you do to fix the problem before next winter?