frostbite

  1. StraightOuttaTheCoop

    Black splotches on 8mo bantam cochin comb

    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...
  2. A

    Frost bitten rooster

    I’m sorry this is probably a common problem among northern chickens but my rooster has a blister on the top part of his comb and the entire comb is looking quite pale. We had a night that reached 3F the other day and last night maxed out around 10F. I’m assuming it’s the start of frostbite. What...
  3. Eelantha

    Cream Legbar Breed - Small Crest vs Big Crest (which is better?)

    This is my first time with Cream Legbars. I am by no means a poultry expert, so I apologize in advance if my theory sounds foolish to any experienced breeder. Nevertheless after witnessing this in my own backyard, I feel this is something that needs to be addressed, just in case this hints at...
  4. Bird-Whisperer

    Rooster's wattles have discolored patched and puffy (don't think it's frostbite).

    Hi Everyone, Peanut, my 4 year old Old English Game Bantam, has some discolored caruncles on his wattles (images attached). They seem to be a bit puffy as well. I just noticed it yesterday. He still acts healthy - crowing, scratching, eating/drinking normally and his droppings look fine. He's...
  5. J

    Frostbitten Rooster

    Need major advice! we’ve been battling some severe frostbite on our rooster. We live in Northern MN where every now and then our nights get down to -20 F. the other night it got down to -12F inside our chicken coop and that’s when our rooster got severe frostbite. He has had frostbite since the...
  6. S

    Does this look like Frostbite

    I just noticed these spots this morning on two of our girls. Our Dominique and buff Orpington had these spots. It’s been raining here some and the temps had dropped into the 20s at night. They have mulch from trees we’ve cut down in the run and pine bedding in their coop. We just cleaned the...
  7. K

    Rooster attacked by hens, and possible frostbite

    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...
  8. G

    Sudden knob color change - frostbite?

    The knob was black in the morning. After coming back from work, I saw the spot on its knob as in the photo. Did the goose suffer from frostbite? What should I do? (The vet won't be back for a while.)
    • GEESES Peanut Butter Cup
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    • african geese chinese geese african goose africangeese frostbite frostbite? knob
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    • Forum: Geese
  9. shessowitte

    Frostbite Before and After Photos

    This winter was my first experience with frostbite in chickens. As a newbie, I was pretty scared, but found great advice and photos here on BYC. Sweet Lou the Roo had (I thought) serious frostbite on his comb and wattles. Here are some comparison photos of the initial damage and how he looks...
  10. Henrietta02

    frostbite on tips of combs! What can I do?

    The weather is cold, and I've noticed that my chickens' combs are yellow and skinny at the top. It kind of looks like it's rotting but I think it is frostbite. What can I do? I put Vasoline on them when I can but that's not often. What can I do?
  11. Cadence A Waller

    Silky with Swollen Foot

    Hi! I am worried about one of my silky chickens. She was acting sore on her feet about 5 days ago so I brought her inside. I was worried her feet were to cold because it was way below freezing outside. After her being inside for about 10 minutes her feet seemed to be fine again so I put her...
  12. HeatherlyHash

    Rooster Comb Injury

    It started with a little frostbite. We had a bad rain and wind storm on a 60 degree day, and that turned into a 15 degree night. My rooster, Jamie, suffered a bit of frostbite on the tips of his comb. Not a huge deal. Fast forward a week later and the center tip of his comb is bloody and just...
  13. quackersandfern

    Ducks Frostbite

    Don't forget to protect your ducks from frostbite this winter too!! They can suffer from frostbite as well, and it can be fatal. Here is a case story about a little Muscovy duck who had it - http://www.duckdvm.com/cases/benny
  14. M

    Frostbite in Chickens

    I have a small backyard flock of ten chickens (2 Buff Orpingtons, a Mille Flur d'uncle bantam, a porcelain d'uncle bantam, 2 barred rocks, a white crested black polish bantam, a white cochin, a speckeld sussex, and a lavender orpington) For the last few days there has been sub-zero temperatures...
  15. D

    Frostbite advice

    We have had a relatively mild winter (WV) with temps in the 20s and 30s at night or higher. The temps have dropped into single digits the past two nights, wind chill below zero. Two of the chickens ended up with frost bite. I have had a heat lamp in the house, i use it ehen it drops below 30. I...
  16. Marion1975

    Cochin Feet in C

    So, dont crucify me if this is a completely insane question but........would it be crazy to trim up my cochins feet during the winter? I worry so much about them being wet and then freezing! I'm clearly a newbie! Help!
  17. Mini-Daisy

    HELP! frostbite pox or something else ??

    My laying hen Mini had some grayish spots on her comb this morning when I checked on her and the other chickens. Her behavior is as normal, eating and drinking well talkative as always so her behavior showed no signs of any problem,but the color of her comb is worrying me. It has gotten...
  18. N

    Help Hen acting slugish i think she may have frostbite.

    Hi, My name is Noah and i believe i have a problem, I went out to the coup this morning to find one hen acting vary sluggish and i picked her up to check to see if she had sour crop because earlier this year another hen had it, she did not so i picked up her feet to check to see is her feet were...
  19. A

    one year later - help with coop redesign for frostbite

    long time readers, first time posters. very glad to have stumbled on this excellent resource last year. after one summer and one winter, we're in need of some advise from other cold climate dwellers with regards to frostbite. we got the birds to help with our land's tick problem, after numerous...
  20. E

    My duck lost her foot from frostbite

    Hi, I'm newly registered here, but my mom has been a member for a while already. So we have 7 ducks that we rescued. A month and a half ago, this duck named Sunshine wasn't feeling well, wasn't chatting like the others, was always resting, etc. We knew she had something but didn't know what. At...
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    • duck ducks feet foot frostbite frostbitefoot rescueduck
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    • Forum: Ducks
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