What is on my rooster’s comb?

[gentryfarm5]

I have researched and researched and I cannot seem to find an exact answer to what is on my rooster’s comb. Is it mites? Or bird pox? There is a chance that he got some frostbite during the winter. Does that ever go away, if so? A few of my hens have some small black spots on their combs, but this rooster has it the worst. He is my dominate rooster, so I can’t imagine that it could be chicken pecking. All of my hens seem healthy and are laying well. Two or three are missing the back half of their combs and the feathers right around it though and some feathers on their backs, but I assumed this was due to two young roosters that we had for awhile. Those hens seemed to be their favorites. We gave one young rooster away and it doesn’t seem to be as much of a problem now. Just threw that in there in case it could all be related!

 

[Mckennas poultry]

Damn that looks nerely
Do you have any other roosters ? Looks like he’s get bullied
If you don’t have any other roosters my guess is it’s mites

 

[Trish1974]

OP stated there were other roosters.
The tips look like frostbite, but the circles look like fowl pox. There is a wet and a dry fowl pox, but I do not know the difference.

 

[gentryfarm5]

Thank you both for your responses. I looked into frostbite more and I really think that’s the problem. The white spots I’m still not sure about, but he’s the only of my hens that has that and he does not appear to be sick. I do have one other rooster, but this one is the dominant...he actually chases the young one out of the run into my yard every day so I’m pretty sure no one is picking on him. Is there anything I can do for his comb to help facilitate healing? I feel so bad that I let him get frostbite! Next winter I’ll be sure to cover his comb in coconut oil. We just don’t normally have low temps, but we did have a few nights in the teens this winter.

 

[sourland]

The dark spots may very well be peck marks. Keep an eye on the white spots - they may be the beginning of favus. Do an on site search on 'favus' for more information.