Why does the comb of my roo keeps turning to purple and comes back to red!???

[Khaled habib]

I have a barred rock rooster and he is 4 and 1/2 months old he looks pretty healthy and just started mating with all the hens lately but i noticed that toward the end of his comb it turns purple then comes back to red over the day that just happened lately but he seems perfectly fine i'm just worried why does the end of his comb keeps changing to purple and goes back to red but after all he seem very healthy and very active.!!!

 

[Champagne-blond]

It is completely fine unless the color darkens or a large portion turns blue/purple. It just means there's less blood circulation towards the tips. A chicken's comb is an extremity, like your fingers, so there's less blood there. When the comb warms again, or when circulation raises (like when the rooster is running or being active) the comb will turn back to red. Continue to check and make sure that only small parts are turning purple.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I have a barred rock rooster and he is 4 and 1/2 months old he looks pretty healthy and just started mating with all the hens lately but i noticed that toward the end of his comb it turns purple then comes back to red over the day that just happened lately but he seems perfectly fine i'm just worried why does the end of his comb keeps changing to purple and goes back to red but after all he seem very healthy and very active.!!!

He has either blood circulation problems or else oxygen uptake problems.

 

[Khaled habib]

It is completely fine unless the color darkens or a large portion turns blue/purple. It just means there's less blood circulation towards the tips. A chicken's comb is an extremity, like your fingers, so there's less blood there. When the comb warms again, or when circulation raises (like when the rooster is running or being active) the comb will turn back to red. Continue to check and make sure that only small parts are turning purple.

Yes only small part turns puruple and for a short period of time and goes back to normal after very short period of time

 

[Khaled habib]

Yes only small part turns puruple and for a short period of time and goes back to normal after very short period of time