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[MinnesotaNice]

-17 this morning and the faucet in my shed was froze up so I had to haul water this morning from the house. Everybody appeared to be surviving but my rooster, Buck, had frost on his back this morning. I'm not sure why. No other frost in the coops and it was dry as an old bone in there. He usually sleeps on the floor in the corner so I haven't a clue?? He didn't seem to mind it except when I grabbed him to check him over he was less than thrilled. No signs of injury or frost bite.
Yeah for peacombs

Water spill perhaps? Will he be able to make a recovery?

Aside from a tiring battle with a respiratory infection in the flock, I've been watching for frostbite. Been applying bag balm to large combs and wattles. They less than like it

 

[KlopKlop]

Water spill perhaps? Will he be able to make a recovery?

Aside from a tiring battle with a respiratory infection in the flock, I've been watching for frostbite. Been applying bag balm to large combs and wattles. They less than like it

The water is kept on the far end of the coop from where he sleeps, so I doubt it was that. The only think I can imagine is that it was natural frost settling just like outside?? that coop is in the side of a corn crib with 1 end wall and a portion of a side wall still open slats covered with hardware cloth, so it is very well ventilated. My truck windows were frosted today so frost did fall outside.

 

[holm25]

I can see my roo has very little frost bite on his comb at the tips. I am impressed I thought he would lose ot like his dad did. But his dad was outside all winter at a different farm
The Cochins don't have any frost bite so thats good. But our coop is dryer than a bone and has no moisture from water. Only moisture is from poop and breathing. And it stays way above freezing with no extra heat.

 

[MinnesotaNice]

My girls spend a lot of time in the dirt and leaves, so the bag balm makes their combs look "muddy". I don't even know if I'd be able to pinpoint any frostbite. @holm25 , do you say that because the tips are discolored?

 

[lalaland]

I had frost inside the coop this morning, maybe because there was frost everywhere outside too.

The rooster is going to have a severely dubbed comb.

BO with lame legs was standing this morning when I came in! And the puffed out sick BO was alive,
so...things are looking ok.

Except Friday I had a sick cat who has since recovered just fine, and this morning the other cat refused to eat, that is a first for her in 2 years. Just to be safe, I tossed the poinsettia plant which is unreachable but maybe dropped a leaf?

Quail still spending the nights and days outside, and not in the coop, and not in the area of the run with hay, and not in the area of the run with dry leaves. Nope, they huddle in their little quail wreath on bare, frozen ground.

 

[holm25]

My girls spend a lot of time in the dirt and leaves, so the bag balm makes their combs look "muddy". I don't even know if I'd be able to pinpoint any frostbite. @holm25
, do you say that because the tips are discolored?

The tips are a little black but not bad and they urned a little yellow which is a sign of frost bite but its not bad

 

[MinnesotaNice]

The tips are a little black but not bad and they urned a little yellow which is a sign of frost bite but its not bad

Good to know. I have two young roosters with pretty large combs. I'll have to see if the bag balm saved their combs. Do you do anything to treat the frostbite?

 

[holm25]

Good to know. I have two young roosters with pretty large combs. I'll have to see if the bag balm saved their combs. Do you do anything to treat the frostbite?

No I just let what happens happen. I just make sure the coop stays dry and not humid.

 

[scandiafowl]

There was frost on the inside of my coop as well last night... Gotta figure something out.

If I drill a few holes in the top of the wall below the ceiling panels would that help?

 

[scandiafowl]

Behind the chicken is the north wall and the window that is frosted up. I'd drill holes through the wall above the window.