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[Cat61203]

Hey guys my name is Cat and I have 4 chickens. Two red roosters and two black hens I'm not really for sure what the hens are but I love them they love me they talk to me I talk to them my family thinks I'm crazy because I treat them like my kids. My rooster Scar has developed this issue on his top comb and his bottom comb the little red thingies that hang from his chin and I'm not really for sure what it is can you guys help me out with that one? And what do I need to do to help my baby

 

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

It appears he has some frostbite developing; that is fairly common in Roosters, especially ones with large combs. Ensuring there is plenty of ventilation in the coop may help the problem from developing further.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Looks like possibly frostbite? whats your coop situation like? how cold is it where you are?

 

[Cat61203]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

It appears he has some frostbite developing; that is fairly common in Roosters, especially ones with large combs. Ensuring there is plenty of ventilation in the coop may help the problem from developing further.

Ok! I can do that! I can add another window to it! Thank you!

 

[daxigait]

Definitely looks like frostbite. he will likely lose the tips of his comb. ventilation and making sure there's plenty of space above the roost I swear if I ever build another Coop I'm not going to put the roost in the tallest part.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Ok! I can do that! I can add another window to it! Thank you!

Ventilation is different from lighting per say, have you had chickens in this coop successfully in a previous winter? : D

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hey guys my name is Cat and I have 4 chickens. Two red roosters and two black hens I'm not really for sure what the hens are but I love them they love me they talk to me I talk to them my family thinks I'm crazy because I treat them like my kids. My rooster Scar has developed this issue on his top comb and his bottom comb the little red thingies that hang from his chin and I'm not really for sure what it is can you guys help me out with that one? And what do I need to do to help my baby

Welcome!
That is frostbite.

 

[Cat61203]

Looks like possibly frostbite? whats your coop situation like? how cold is it where you are?

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Looks like possibly frostbite? whats your coop situation like? how cold is it where you are?

It is a 4x6x3 foot wooden kennel that I redid to house my flock. There is a door with hardwire mesh and 2 windows that are about the size of a post card in each side. And right now it's 29 and at night it's been in the 20's days in the 30s.

 

[Cat61203]

Ventilation is different from lighting per say, have you had chickens in this coop successfully in a previous winter? : D

This is the first time with this one, my last flock a couple of years ago were killed, something got in there and this was the safetest house now.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC!!