frost bite

  1. T

    Swollen, Bleeding Feet and Raw Breast w/pics

    Thank you all for reading. (Pictures are attached below.) We inherited dozens of chickens and don't have details on age or breed. This particular chicken seems to be an idea weight compared to the rest. He is the only one in the coop with this issue. Both of his feet have been swollen since I...
  2. TrailsideFarmRI

    Hen slept outside in below freezing temps

    This morning I went out to bring my flock fresh water and fill feeders around 7am. We have a Run Chicken automatic door, which had not yet opened. I had a hen perched on the ramp, outside the door. She clearly slept outside the coop last night and overnight lows were about 5ºF without windchill...
  3. A

    Extreme molting, impacted crop, and frostbite. Help!

    My 3 yr old buff brahma molted insanely hard and fast. This morning I brought her inside because of the cold and I'm afraid she got way too cold overnight. I'm dealing with two primary issues. 1) I think her crop is impacted. I got her to take some olive oil and I've been massaging it firmly...
  4. C

    What is this?

    My chicken has a swollen hard spot on her breast and under wing, and when I checked it, there was a big black splotch. She is tripping because of it when she walks. What is it? My theory is frostbite, but I'm not sure. Thanks.
  5. Dutch780

    Frostbite & Disheveled (Messy) Feathers

    Hi all. Longtime lurker (learner) here, first time seeking advice/opinions. We have recently come out of a deep freeze that saw sustained temps in the -30’s celcius (-30’s F for my American friends) lasting about 10 days. I’ve had little issue with frostbite in winters past but we added a...
  6. F

    Is this frost bite

    We live in Arizona so it hasn’t gotten cold here maybe lowest 65-70 at night just recently and I noticed one of our chickens comb is getting black. I know how important chickens combs are and especially in the summer since it helps regulate body temperature. He’s the only one we have with the...
  7. Griggs9

    At what temperature do chickens need heat?

    Hi all! This is our first winter with our backyard flock up in Vermont. We are approaching a cold front with temperatures at -25°. Because of the cold temperatures I do have a small radiant coop heater from tractor supply store in with them at night however they Are out in a runner most of the...
  8. L

    Frostbite wattle 9 year old Rooster dubbing needed ?

    In all the years we’ve had chickens (at least a decade) we’ve never had to deal with frostbite. Our 9 year old favorite rooster has frostbite on his wattle and comb. The comb is minor damage. The wattles were extremely swollen and once we warmed them up why’ve been hot to the touch. He’s been...
  9. L

    My chicken has some big bald spots on her back

    I have 19 hens and no roosters all of them are coming up on 2 years old. One of my chicken has some big bald spots on her back that are getting worse and I'm looking for some advice. I'm gonna be setting up a separate area for her so I can seperate her from the flock but if there's something I...
  10. F

    Essen has an owie...A big one

    Help! Essen got frostbit really badly! I don't know how to help him. He had a heat lamp on in the coop and everything. It doesn't seem to bother him, but it has to hurt.
  11. floralace

    Frostbitten comb?

    Hello, this is my first winter keeping chickens and I’m pretty sure my cockerel (6mo Faverolles) has frostbite in his comb. Last week, I was pretty sick after getting my COVID vaccine booster, and I didn’t clean their coop as well as I should have. I left the air vent closed and didn’t clean up...
  12. Countryhippie

    Chicken Comb Issue - Possible Frostbite

    I am completely new to chicken keeping, I have 4 hens and two roosters. All my chickens are a little over 5 months old and acting completely normal. Still eating, laying and running around like normal. Over the past few days I noticed one of my roosters developing these scab things on his comb...
  13. 4

    HELP! URGENT!

    When I saw my chicken this morning (11am I accidentally slept in) I noticed her comb was purple (only the top half.) What does this mean? What should I do? Yesterday she didn’t eat much food which is odd for her and she hasn’t laid an egg in over a week. Please help me. Her energy is good and...
  14. Chickadee00

    Frostbite?

    Since it's getting colder here I wanted to rub my girls' combs with Vaseline, when I saw this strange white spot on Phoebe. Does anyone know what this is? I always thought frostbite is darker, thanks!
  15. Pekovy18

    Need advise

    I have a polish chicken that got frost bite on both of her feet last winter and lost them. She can’t walk but can hobble fly to the food and watering dish. I don’t want her to hate her life but I also don’t want to put her down. I take her outside on nice days so she gets some sun. And it seems...
  16. S

    Beginnings of Frostbite?

    Hi, need to know if I’m being dramatic or if this chicken’s comb looks like it has the beginnings of frostbite? We definitely have good ventilation in the coop and outside weather is around 30degF. No other chickens have discolored combs, this one has been sick recently and is small. thanks
  17. Barredrocker99

    Frostbite??

    I’m going to attach pictures tomorrow and post something a little more descriptive, but wondered if anyone could help me at the moment. I’ve got a Barred Rock that seems to possibly be getting sick. Not 100% sure about that, but the last few days she’s been a bit lethargic. she’s been the very...
  18. BabyAndPoki

    Frostbite?

    Yesterday he was totally fine but the temperature was below zero most of the day/night yesterday too. He doesn’t seem to be in any pain and I can still see some red under the purple (if that makes sense) What should I do? I’ve never dealt with frostbite this severe before. He’s also a Batam so...
  19. N

    What's wrong with my chicken's comb

    Hi all, I'm new to chickens and can use some help. This is Ms. Red who is 8 months old and from Flagstaff AZ. Flagstaff is not your typical Arizona warm sunny weather. We live in the mountains where it's super dry and snowy and drops below freezing almost every wintery night. Red sleeps with...
  20. Dragon Lady

    I just culled a Hen with pecked bleeding vent. :-(

    Last week I discovered my 6 red sex links had taken to pecking each others vents, 3 of them were bleeding. I seperated them, cleaned them up the best I could and sprayed all six bottoms with blu-kote. after a couple of days I was able to re-introduce 2 back with the others, but had to keep the...
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