Purple combs! Help!!

[MagpieDucks]

Can you post a picture of your coop?

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Were they outside in the cold at all, this winter? It looks a lot like the after-effects of frostbite. That shouldn't affect egg-laying, though, at least not this late into warmer weather.

It was a bit cold this winter but no snow. This is not my picture but it looks exactly the same. This is the third time this has happened with any of my chickens

 

[Chickens4Life101]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/7028695/width/600/height/448

Our leghorn has the same thing! Ours definitely isn't as purple but it does flop like that.

 

[Sneebsey]

Oh, it's normal for Leghorns' combs to flop. It's the purpleness that is concerning. I'd be worried about circulation, however I don't know how that could affect all of them like this. May I ask what you feed them?

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Can you post a picture of your coop?

No sorry, but it does have an open door with six three inch diameter holes. I have never had this problem at all. Last year it was a bit warmer but we did have less chickens

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Oh, it's normal for Leghorns' combs to flop. It's the purpleness that is concerning. I'd be worried about circulation, however I don't know how that could affect all of them like this. May I ask what you feed them?

Nurena's NatureWise Layer 16% crumble. I also have other Leghorns that have a purple comb but only one has a floppy comb

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Are they breathing normally? Any other symptoms?

Not many eggs at all. No mites that I can see. I found that the breathing was a bit heavy

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Can you post a picture of your coop?

I found some links to ones that are petty much the same https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-girls-summer-home.63959/

and

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/josh-tiffs-chicken-coop.47853/

 

[Sneebsey]

Heavy breathing is a symptom of respiratory issues. Do the birds have at least 4sq feet per bird in the indoor portion of their coop?

 

[MROO]

If it's frostbite, likely it's residual from at least a month or two ago. It looks almost completely healed. We had two cockerels (of course, one of my daughter's show birds, right?) develop it on his points. Luckily, we got to them in time and were able to save their gorgeous headdresses, but it was touch and go there for awhile. It took a very long time for the purpled tips to heal. The older roo wasn't as lucky, and his purple took on black tips - which he lost. We tell people he just finished a stint in the service - and still sports his crew-cut!