The Tale of the Floppy Comb

[lbgreenfield]

Hi there. I posted a few months back about The Tale of the Shrunken Comb (See Previous Post) and now I have an update to that story...The Tale of the Floppy Comb.

My poor Dolly’s comb did in fact come back to full glory in June, but now in August her comb has completely flopped over. Still acting normal, eating, drinking, pooping, foraging, etc. She does not lay anymore (she’s 4) and has had multiple, long-term cases of bumblefoot that I have treated and am currently treating.

Any idea as to why her comb went from shrunken, to big, to flopped over within a few months? I’m not concerned, just curious! See attached pictures

 

[sourland]

It's all about being a leghorn.

 

[lbgreenfield]

It's all about being a leghorn.

Hm, interesting. Didn’t realize changing combs was a typical thing to happen with Leghorns and California Whites! We love having her as part of our flock, she’s so full of personality and funny noises!

 

[Seth Horban]

One of our 4-H judges commented on our bantam leghorn’s flopped comb and said it was caused by the comb growing while its hot outside.

 

[lbgreenfield]

One of our 4-H judges commented on our bantam leghorn’s flopped comb and said it was caused by the comb growing while its hot outside.

It has been quite hot and humid here for the last month-ish so that could be playing into the comb floppiness as well!