black comb

I have a less than 1-year-old rooster who has black spots all over his comb and the back of his head has been pecked at by one of our other roosters. His comb was sort of purple only at the tip about a week ago and we weren't sure what was wrong, recently it turned black and is more widespread...

We have 15 hens, and one rooster. Several of them have blackening on their comb and beak. We don’t know what it is or if we should be concerned. They all seem to be acting normally. Although we have seen some runny Poo in the chicken run. Not sure who’s it is. Advice?

I got what I thought was an ameraucana. The comb is throwing me off and I havent seen any all black ones in my google searches. Can anyone tell me if shes not an ameraucana what breed this is? Shes about 8-9 weeks old. Also seems like a pullet based on demeanor, but am I wrong on this? ps I did...

So my whole dlock except one died yesterday- the remaining hen has black on her comb and wattles and is gaping.. what could it be? The rest of the flock never showed any symptoms we thought they could have died from heat- but its looking otherwise rn Here’s her comb and wattles These...

My roosters comb has been changing colors lately from red to black and back and forth, but it has never really looked as black or as big as it has right now.Is there something possibly wrong with him or is this normal, the other day I saw his comb was healthy red, then moments later it had...

Hello! Attached is a photo of 1 of my 6 inherited chicken babies. We’ve had them since September, all has gone well, but this morning I noticed they all have a degree of this black spotting on their combs - some worse than others, some with hardly any. Bullying? Illness? I’ve been doing my best...

This little lady's comb appears to have black splotches /scabbing on it. No other members of the flock showing this sign. Some combs are lighter red (on 2 older hens) but not black like this. There are 10 in the flock and are all adjusting to the roo being gone-- found it a permanent home about...

Hello. One of my girls has a black spots comb and it obvious spots are missing. We had a snow storm and it was been very cold. Suggestions? 1st time owning chickens. 1st cold spell.

Hi!! My chicken’s comb turns black now and then and I noticed he is sneezing a lot as well. He also shakes his head a lot and I have no clue what is wrong with him. He also squints his eyes and blinks really slowly now and then. However, he’s been eating and drinking well. Please help me since...

I need to sell this 8 month old rooster (named Johnny Cash ). I bought him with 8 other black English Orpington chicks from a large Texas hatchery (The Feathered Hatchery) but knew right away that he was not one of them. I am not personally familiar with Black Sumatras; they also breed Ayum...

I have never seen anything like this. All the forums I searched says it's frostbite, but it is NOT. Our temperatures have been in the 40's to 70's. Does anyone have any ideas? Please help this little guy out. 1) What type of bird , age and weight --- Blue Wyandotte, 7 months, small bird 2)...

I did a little chicken rearranging and everything was seeming fine. yesterday morning was day three of giving all my Roosters hens and pullets. I had maintained a cockerel pen with just three boys since late spring. I gave both my roosters separate pens and a group of 4 hens and 4 pullets that...

I have two (2 week old) blue chicks, one has a black comb, their feet are grey and their soles are pinkish-yellow, and one had white tips on her wings. They are bigger than my Dominique chicks (they are the same age). Any ideas of what they might be?

I have some black chickens that are rounding about a year or so old now. When I purchased them as chicks, they had black combs and grew black waddles, etc. After around six or so months most of them had their combs and waddles slowly turn red. One of them however (Onyx) has a sort of half black...

Hey-- One of my oldest hens, (I think a cinnamon queen or red orpington, not really sure) about three years old, has been getting really lethargic and refuses to eat or drink water. Her normally bright red comb has turned almost completely black, and she can no longer walk or fly. When she tries...

Hey I got this chicken yesterday and she has black all over her comb and I’m not sure what it could be. Only new to chickens and she seems fine otherwise. Eating drinking and everything. I’ve noticed she’s been lying down a bit but all of mine have. It’s a hot day but have plenty of cool water...

I'm so fascinated by chicken genetics! Two of my 7mo BSL hens have very small black combs and wattles. One is slightly mottled. Is there a particular breed or gene that would cause this? My other 7mo BSL "Rexy" has a very normal big red comb and big wattles and has since she was...

Hello. I'm new to BYC, but I've been lurking for a while trying to find what direction in which to go. To begin with, I have 8 Ameracauna hens and an Ameracauna rooster. I hatched all from eggs, except 1 hen (the mother or aunt to the rest) therefore I know they don't have hatchery...