SEVERE FROST BITE PLEASE HELP

[Chickencrazy22]

so recently it got extremely cold. -20F wind chills. My rooster had been blocked from the wind but not brought inside. He also had a heat lamp that he could go under if needed. But enough area to get away from all heat. Somehow he ended up getting frost bite on his comb that developed fast. His entries comb is black and I think I saw some blood on it. He is separated from the other hens right now. It is 60 now but supposed to get 20 tonight. Should I bring him in??? And how do I treat it?? I want what’s best for him and I’m not sure what to do. Will it fall off on its own. And how do I prevent infection?

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Blue-kite it and leave it alone. It’ll fall off. Nothing you can do to help.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you post pictures of his comb? How far away from the heat lamp was he? I have seen some chickens on here get burned by heat lamps being right over their roosts.
I don’t do anything for frostbite of the comb. If it is bad enought it normally results in a rounded off comb. I will treat frostbite of the feet. As long as it is above freezing, you can apply some betadine or Vetericyn spray. But do not massage or handle the comb since it is very painful and it may dame it more. Sorry about your rooster. Here is another thread about a bad case of frostbite in tthe comb with some pictures from the beginning until now:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-frostbite.1290015/

 

[Eggcessive]

You have a duplicate thread on the same subject. I would continue this one instead of having two ongoing threads.

 

[Cyprus]

You could do as I did in the aforementioned thread and bring him inside. I treated my hen with Penicillin G and she is doing fantastic.

Do you have pictures?