Roo comb changes from black to red

[mi2bugz]

I have a 23 week old speckled Sussex roo who's comb tips were really black the other day so I thought he had gotten frost bite over the winter and it got worse (thought frost bite during our really cold spell when i first noticed a dark color on the comb tips). it has now been warm for a few weeks and kept seeing the black tips. This am I went out and his comb tips were red, later in the day they were black and now red again. Any ideas?

Comb when red (trying to get pic when its black) color

 

[CMV]

Comb color is a poor indicator of health as it changes color frequently in response to a variety of stimuli. Hormonal levels, cold/heat, circulatory conditions, dominance with in a flock are all things that the color changes in response to. Most of these have no relation whatsoever to the overall health of the bird. So, I say that unless the comb turns dusky and stays that way, do not let it concern you.

Good luck.

 

[mi2bugz]

Thank you. I was just surprised and hadn't expected it to change lol. I was actually starting to question my sanity .

 

[RussianChickens]

Yep, that's normal! My roos do it too, particularly the ones with big combs.