Rooster Cone Turning Black and Falling Off!

[bmcelvain]

Hi,
My rooster is 4 months old. A couple weeks ago a piece of his comb turned black and fell off! I noticed the next section of comb today has turned black and is almost ready to fall off. I also noticed some black spots on his wattle. Does anyone know what is going on with him?? Can I treat this?




Thanks,
Becky

 

[JCoogle]

It looks like fowl pox to me by the pictures. Look at the rest of your flock and see if any of the spots are showing up on them as well.

 

[Eggcessive]

Has he injured his comb, or had another rooster fighting him? There looks to be some peck marks on his comb and wattles. Frostbite can cause part of the comb to fall off, but yours looks more like an injury. Separate him to heal, and put some iodine on his comb.

 

[bmcelvain]

He lives with 2 other hens and they get along great! The other hens show no signs of black marks. I have put a call into a vet. I will update when I find out.