Rooster's comb bleeding all over the place-

[Minky]

Yes, Im in Canada --- but really, its not even that cold! There have been a few night (back in Nov) that were chilly (maybe -8 or so) but quite mild over all really.
My Rooster, Rusty who was hatched out this spring, has a huge comb. He is half CLB and half (mommas side) Buff Orpington. Its enormous, like 13 spikes,which I know isn't good for cold weather, but he was the most handsome and even tempered rooster and one of the only ones who made it passed the "Dont attack my 3 young daughters test", so he is the one we kept as our main rooster.
Anyways, he has an enormous wattle, too- if that's what it's called. Like the size of big figs.
So about a month ago I noticed many black tips on his (singlet)comb and that his wattles were tinged with black also.
Yesterday I noticed blood all over the clear plastic cone of the hanging feeder- so I assumed it was from his comb, and when I tried to take a closer look, (he's a bit shy) I noticed that his wattles were ripping in half, along where the black is... and that another hen was pecking at his wattle, at the blood. It was really gross. I picked her up and brought her to an adjacent pen I call "the apartment". Thats where Freckles the other Rooster hangs out when I am giving them a "staycation". Freckles has a large pea comb and has been less effected by the cold.
Is there anything I can do to help Rusty? I am not comfortable catching him and putting vaseline or polysporin on it. I cleaned up the blood, and am giving extra yogurt, BOSS, goat cheese, scrambled eggs etc to help him heal himself, but should I be doing something else? Is that just something that happens, and I shouldn't worry too much or should he be getting antibiotics to keep out infection?

thanks

 

[Summerbirds]

HI! I'm from Canada too.
I'm sorry about your roo maybe separate him from the hens so he can heal.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is this the same rooster you posted about on Tuesday? You had replies there, I don't know if you saw them https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/roosters-comb-bleeding-all-over-the-place.1283982/
If it is the same rooster...Can you post some photos of him?
If you are not comfortable catching him, can you get someone to help you?
I'm sorry, but that really is the only way for you to evaluate the extent of the damage he has.
Catch him at night while he is roosting and take a look to make sure the tissue is not infected. Since it's splitting and the hens are picking at it, then I'm going to say he needs to be separated until he heals up. Picking at wounds could introduce bacterial.

Hopefully with photos we can help you a bit better.

 

[Summerbirds]

 

[Cryss]

My Barred Rock pullet had a bleeding comb.the feed dispenser looked like a bloodbath. I realised she was having trouble getting feed from the tray because she had scratched so much bedding into it. She resorted to trying to stick her head into the top opening. The plastic edge inside, an area you'd assume a chickens heas would never go, was sharp and she caught her comb on it. As the blood runs into their eyes from the comb they shake their heads spraying bloody splatter everywhere especially on that plastic cone shaped feeder. I put her in a separate coop with a different feeder till she stopped bleeding, basically overnoght. I suggest looking for something sharp in the area.

 

[rebrascora]

I too would suspect that this damage is not caused by the cold but from either another rooster in an adjacent pen or being caught in/on fencing or some other object in the pen. Frost bite doesn't generally bleed and if you are not having particularly cold weather anyway, then it is even less likely. Whilst the black spots were almost certainly blood scabs perhaps from the hens pecking which often happens, significant damage is usually down to another male or having got caught on something as suggested by @Cryss above. Yes hens will be attracted to blood and peck at it but I don't think Freckles is responsible for this damage unless she is a very bold hen.

 

[Cryss]

Yes, and all it takes is a tiny scratch on a comb and those things bleed like mad!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes, and all it takes is a tiny scratch on a comb and those things bleed like mad!

You are right, combs and wattles bleed like crazy!

It would be nice if the OP would respond or post photos.
In their other thread it was mentioned that the comb and wattles had frostbite and turned black. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/roosters-comb-bleeding-all-over-the-place.1283982/ One of the wattles is now splitting and bleeding. With Frostbite you do have to be careful how you "treat" it can be very painful and the application of ointment if rubbed on can make things worse.
Hopefully they will be able to catch the rooster and take a good look to see if there's anything that needs to be done. Sometimes leaving it alone, letting the tissue dry up and fall off is in order. Other times treatment like triple antibiotic ointment can help or even the tissue needs to be dubbed/cut off. You just never know.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

I have had a severe case of frostbite as well, it was only a few weeks ago this happened. I just watched for infection and checked the frostbite daily. Everything turned out great. No infection or anything like that. It eventually fell off and now he is as happy as can be. I didn't even have to separate him from the girls. I would recommend not interfering but possibly separating if they are pecking at it. If it starts to bleed, baking powder helps stop bleeding from my experience. Just watch for infection and hopefully everything will be okay! Here is the guy that I was watching:

 

[Cryss]

You are right, combs and wattles bleed like crazy!

It would be nice if the OP would respond or post photos.
In their other thread it was mentioned that the comb and wattles had frostbite and turned black. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/roosters-comb-bleeding-all-over-the-place.1283982/ One of the wattles is now splitting and bleeding. With Frostbite you do have to be careful how you "treat" it can be very painful and the application of ointment if rubbed on can make things worse.
Hopefully they will be able to catch the rooster and take a good look to see if there's anything that needs to be done. Sometimes leaving it alone, letting the tissue dry up and fall off is in order. Other times treatment like triple antibiotic ointment can help or even the tissue needs to be dubbed/cut off. You just never know.

Yes, I'm thinking it's not frostbite but some minor injury which has blood drying and turning black making it look like frostbite. I thought my hen had frostbite until I cleaned off the blood and saw the tip of her comb bleed.