Please Help!

[NewtoThis23]

Please help, we are experiencing the crazy storm going on by the Great Lakes. My coop is at 23degrees but I’m not sure if this is from a fright or frost bite. She’s kid of a loaner in the flock since we were forced by our town to rehome our rooster. All the other hens are fine without signs of injury on their combs or waddles. What can I do to help her?

 

[NewtoThis23]

Fight not fright.

 

[bhaugh]

You can apply Vaseline for it's for frostbite.

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

I can see some blood which would be a pecking injury, but the tips of her comb do look like they have mild frostbite. Unless you wanted to separate her and bring her inside I would leave her be. 23 degrees shouldn't be too cold for your girls, but the injury to her comb might have contributed to the frostbite. If she's being terribly bullied (picked on, kept away from food, kicked off the roost, etc) I'd bring her inside to the garage or something. You could also bring her in to clean up her comb but you'd want to avoid putting anything that could freeze on her comb. I think Blu-Kote dries fairly quickly, but I haven't used it in freezing temps... You also want to avoid massaging/rubbing frostbitten areas as it's painful and can cause more tissue damage. Keep an eye out for infection but her comb should heal on its own. Vaseline is somewhat controversial as to whether it really prevents/helps with frostbite.

 

[NewtoThis23]

I can see some blood which would be a pecking injury, but the tips of her comb do look like they have mild frostbite. Unless you wanted to separate her and bring her inside I would leave her be. 23 degrees shouldn't be too cold for your girls, but the injury to her comb might have contributed to the frostbite. If she's being terribly bullied (picked on, kept away from food, kicked off the roost, etc) I'd bring her inside to the garage or something. You could also bring her in to clean up her comb but you'd want to avoid putting anything that could freeze on her comb. I think Blu-Kote dries fairly quickly, but I haven't used it in freezing temps... You also want to avoid massaging/rubbing frostbitten areas as it's painful and can cause more tissue damage. Keep an eye out for infection but her comb should heal on its own. Vaseline is somewhat controversial as to whether it really prevents/helps with frostbite.

Thank you. It’s getting a lot colder and windier now, we are in blizzard conditions but we tried to clean it up a bit. I hope I didn’t make it worse by putting some Vaseline on it.