Tips of comb withering

[sharonieoh]

Hi, does anyone know what's going on with my girl's comb? The tip of one of the points is brown and sort of fibrous looking. She's an 8 month old Buff Orpington and otherwise seems healthy and is behaving normally. She's my favorite, and I'm really hoping this is nothing serious!

 

[kcan2]

@aart - is this minor frostbite?

 

[aart]

@aart - is this minor frostbite?

Looks like it could be, but with the greenery in the background I'm doubting a cold enough climate.

Could also be an injury.

@sharonieoh
Could she have been bitten by another bird?

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[sharonieoh]

Looks like it could be, but with the greenery in the background I'm doubting a cold enough climate.

Could also be an injury.

@sharonieoh
Could she have been bitten by another bird?

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Hi @aart I'm in Portland Oregon. It's usually not that cold here, but I guess it has dropped to just above freezing the last couple of nights. My chicks have been sleeping in their enclosed run for about a week now -- there's a leak in the henhouse roof and we're getting some mildew which is why I think they stopped sleeping up there. So I guess it could be frostbite.

I think I'll put tarps up at night while we're repairing the henhouse.

 

[aart]

So I guess it could be frostbite.

Could be indeed. I see a couple other points that are grayish(mild FB).
Leave them alone, they'll heal up on their own.
The black part is necrotic and will probably fall off eventually.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/frostbite-in-sw-michigan.74597/