What Your Chicken's Comb Could be Telling You

[@christynm.8933]

🥳THANKYOU FOR BEING THE ONLY NON JUDGMENTAL ANIMAL EXPERT IVE EVER WATCHED ON KZbin!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@darlene5621]

I bought some cow bag balm doing my best for my girls didn't know I'd be so crazy about what everybody says "it's just a chicken" but not to me

[@theITGuy-no3nt]

I just spent an hour putting vaseline on hens who clearly did not want that. Hope it works.

[@robinham2796]

Not to me either

[@maren807]

My rooster's comb was becoming discolored from this artic weather we are having, too. I picked him up, held his comb to my warm cheek and felt him relax in my arms. I know he was saying, "thank you!". After I warmed it up, I applied Vaseline to his comb. ❤🐓❤ All my girls were looking good because they have small combs.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I’m crazy too. You’re not alone! ❤️

[@joutubeJack]

Now your chickens will “Moo” and lay milky eggs.

[@Nangong-zo5of4id6r]

感謝上帝，我今天剛剛處理了我的一隻公雞的雞冠就無意間翻到您的節目。我用了抗生素來給他的雞冠消炎，因為在雞冠尖處長滿了黑色的血泡，但我不知道是什麼原因。我在北京地區，這裡最低溫度是零下十幾度，但是我在雞舍裡安裝了取暖器，應該不是凍傷。非常感謝您的分享！我有四年的養雞歷史，我覺得雞太容易生病，常常在我猝不及防中，它們會突然死去。可天知道我對他們有多麼的精心，我對雞的太多問題無能為力，常常眼睜睜看著他們死在眼前。謝謝你❤

[@KristiBarreto]

I’ve dealt with fowl pox.. you will know it’s that. Trust me lol my girls are currently molting and their poor combs look so sad and pale. 😭 praying their molt is over soon!!

[@marciabosteder9781]

Hi ❤ i work at Coastal in the Animal health section. I get lots of chicken questions. We carry scratch and peck too. I share your channel with every customer❤ Thank you for your Educational wisdom.🎉

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Wow thank you so much!! I really appreciate that.

[@marciabosteder9781]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia You're so welcome. You're the reason that I have 7. Absolutely amazing healthy hands and why I took my job in the animal health section. I was just hoping that sometime. You would have a live broadcast where you give away a couple of books..🙏😁💕

[@silviadias7791]

I'm in Wenatchee and the nearest vet that will treat chickens, is in Moses Lake. I'm really disappointed that there are no longer any vets here that will treat poultry. There are a ton of poultry keepers here. Thank you for the encouragement, I'm only a two yr chicken keeper.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

That’s awful. We’re super lucky up here in Bellingham but I know it’s not like that everywhere!

[@naomi2646]

Thank you for keeping us educated

[@reginablue7954]

Thank you sooo much for giving an explanation for those black spots on the comb other than pox. My girls get them on occasion and I’ve scoured the internet looking for an explanation because pox just didn’t seem to fit and it’s been concerning me off and on for years!!! I appreciate you and always enjoy your videos 😊

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

You’re so welcome!

[@kingbee4474]

​@@WelcometoChickenlandia I love your channel! I just got 3 laying hens. One of them have a light pink and droopy comb, but she lays almost everyday. She seems healthy...Is it normal?

[@rogerferrell861]

Everything u have said has been a flock of legit 😊 thank u for the help u give

[@francesbunderman8096]

Bubblelicios is 🥰 adorable

[@CluckinAround]

I love that you let us know it’s okay, and we gave them a good life! The care I take is like pets.

[@AlmostHomestead]

Thank you. I hope you guys are getting through this weather okay.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It’s been tough but I’m sure it wild where you are!

[@stephaniemckenzie3552]

Thank you, this was so informative! This last summer, all my girls got fowlpox. I was very concerned about them and did some research and figured out it was fowlpox and that they should be fine but it had to run its course and it did, they are all recovered. None of them acted differently while they had it so that made me feel better 😅 one of my girls got an injury on her eye, it was pretty swelled up and neosporin didn't work nor did just using colloidal silver. I don't think we have chicken vets out where I live and my husband was not going to spend hundreds of dollars on a chicken but I didn't give up, I went to Tractor Supply and asked if they had anyone that knew a lot about chickens. Surprisingly they had a young man that was very knowledgeable who recommended this spray for chicken injuries and safe for the eyes. It worked!!! That and the colloidal silver gel together! I was so happy when her eye healed completely ❤

[@ccccclark2605]

I'm in central Texas. Hot n dry. My 4 Rhode Island Reds combs are big and red when I give 1/2 a can (3oz.) of sardines in water or oil, mixed in their regular feed. When they molt, their feathers grow back silky soft. Amazing.

[@lisagardner9798]

Just ordered and received your book! Can’t wait to read it. Love your channel. We have been dealing with very low to negative temps this week. It’s been hard on our animals and us. I have been worried sick over my chickens. This is my first winter with chickens. Yes I’m new to being a chicken owner and so far I love it other than the stress of my babies being cold. I’m learning so much from your channel. ❤

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I’m so glad! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lilolmecj]

If chickens are dry, and protected from wind they can tolerate quite a bit of cold. If it is under 25, or they go to bed wet I turn on the heat lamp. It is permanently affixed into a sturdy socket and cannot touch any bedding or walls. This past week has been crappy weather throughout much of the country, and getting everything clean and dry can be really difficult. I personally am sick and don’t think being out in the cold is going to help me, but in a couple of days I need to clean and add new shavings. In a sense of predators I normally don’t know why a chicken died. They look fine at bedtime, are dead the next morning. Right now I do have one hen, about age five, who does not look very good. I am going to give her some scrambled eggs tomorrow, and make sure all their water containers have the probiotic and nutritional supplement.

[@Thefightfortruth]

Thank you. I think we just experienced our first frostbite. She has a bit of white, but I a hoping for the best. Dealing with -45 windchill and - temps for our first flock in the midwest; so much different than the west coast.

[@CardiBC]

I am also in the Midwest and dealing with it as well as I can, there were a few rough days last weekend but much better today and thank goodness!! My chickens were cold but did well and no frostbite that I’ve seen so far, fingers crossed

[@maren807]

I'm sorry! I hope she is better soon! 🙏 Hopefully, this artic weather will move on soon!!

[@laattardo]

We've been in low 10s and I'm sure they have some frostbite also.

[@Susie_Floozie]

I love your messages of reassurance to first-time chickenkeepers. It's so easy to blame ourselves, but you do good by trying to help them, and that's more than most people would bother with. I stay comb-aware with my birds and my neighbor's neglected flock. When it's supercold, I apply a precautionary layer of Bag Balm on their combs. My big Buff Orp Goldie has a resplendent comb, high and rooster-y and bright coral red. But when she's down, her comb turns pale and can shrivel to nothing! If it's windburned and ashy, I Balm her comb and wattles. Bag Balm Original Formula is a blessing to Bird, and to the Apes who care for them. I use it on me, too--that stuff is the absolute tits!

[@michellecameron1370]

Thank you so much for all the information you share. My book just arrived "Let's All Keep Chicken's!" , I've been sitting on my butt reading your book and I just love the advice . I love where you said Listen to your heart , we own a farm here in New Zealand and I was scared to get chickens , which is ridiculous since we raise bulls hahaha however we are heart farmers so this transition to 16 chickens has been absolutely wonderful, we just love them so much. Thank you again

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Wow, Bulls! That’s amazing. Thanks so much for the kind words. I absolutely love New Zealand.

[@Resnyca]

Cutiest beautifullest chikens!😍🥰

[@dixiehulings9082]

I am a first time getting chickens. I really like your videos. Your very easy to understand and don't go into to much detail just enough.

[@cavymomma]

Watching mine closely for frostbite right now. Here in Texas, we are experiencing a harsher-than-usual arctic blast. Protected them from drafts and applied vaseline at the onset of the frigid weather. I actually selected very large-combed breeds because they handle Texas heat better. LOL I had a passing whim of crocheting little bonnets for my girls, but I KNOW they'd try to eat them and we would have definitely have complications then. Dry fowl pox is another hazard in hot, humid Texas summer (spread by mosquito etc bites). That one I've been able to manage treatment easily (I use Vetricyn spray on the lesions).

[@shoshanahsusanbrenner2224]

My Barnevelder cock did get a little frost bite. I will be watching it closely.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Very well done! We don’t seem to have have much fowl pox up here in the PNW. But we sure do have lots of parasitic disease and it’s tough.

[@aliciaspears7847]

From a fellow Texan, I hope your flock made it through the extreme weather unscathed. This is my first winter with chickens and I was going to put Vaseline on their combs also, but got scared when someone told me that if it got cold enough the Vaseline could freeze and that would guarantee frostbite. There so much conflicting information out there.....

[@SugarBeeFarm]

I use waxoline on the combs in serious weather. Vaseline and some,other products contain water which can make frostbite worse I worry all night in this horrible weather we are having

[@ShortbusMooner]

LOL! My freeloader Cinnamon Queen is molting *now!* 🥶

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

They look so cold. I feel bad for them!

[@MaisieTheBlindHen]

So informative I had no idea 🩷🩷🩷🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 love your videos so much! Happy Thursday!! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🐔🩷🩷🩷🥰🥰🩷💜💜💕💕

[@sarahwilliams1958]

Thank you so much for this! This is my first winter with chickens and I have been concerned about them. I live in South Carolina but our temperatures have really dipped a lot lately and we have been in the 20s and getting into the teens this weekend which is not normal for us. I have two leghorns, two isa browns and two golden comets. I've noticed on the leghorns that where their comb flaps over it is pale looking. I have been using Hen Healer on the chickens some nights but I noticed this morning that I'm seeing some black dots and some white (almost looks kinda like dry skin) on some of my chickens. I'm going to get the A&D and try it on them. I have been too afraid to use heat so we have added extra straw in the coop and covered the coop with a plastic tarp and then we added two canvas tarps on top of that to keep knock some of the cold and wind down from the coop.

[@tamasitarod3176]

I have seen the little black scabs on a couple of them.

[@brandonweaver3396]

I love your videos! THey have helped me learn so much. We are getting new chicks and I think I've watched every video of yours! I am almost 11 years old and your videos are way better than any others.

[@Mike-ys1qu]

Im having alot of fun with my chickens.Love your videos.

[@melissaoneil9113]

Thank you so much.

[@Mike-ys1qu]

I knew you were the one to tell me about the scabs black dots.Thank you

[@patriciafisher1170]

Love your videos so thankyou for all the amazing information you share. We live in Australia so cold is not an issue but heat is. Summer is a challenge for them but we have our chickens in a pen that is shaded by large trees. When it gets super hot I spray the trees with the hose water and it brings the temperature down by 10 degrees. They seem to get health issues in summer too probably because they are battling the heat. Anyway thankyou again for all the wonderful information. Love from Australia

[@kipclairday1431]

Cold. I put Vaseline on there. combs. I have a heat panel in my coop. Call cozy coop.

[@hurricanevolf7165]

My Chickens got fowlpox last summer I treated it with some all natural toothpaste put it on two times for one week and it's not being back yet if it does come back I'll do the same thing and for watpox just put some garlic in the water I had a rooster who I think got this and he's still with us.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Very well done! I don’t think it will come back now that they have immunity.

[@hurricanevolf7165]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia I don't think so either but I got/getting new Chickens this year so if it does I'm ready!

[@kimball_artist_console_piano]

Do chickens combs grow smaller as they get older? Have a hen named Patsy and ever since she molted her comb looked a bit smaller.she is a barred Plymouth rock chicken breed. Have one named kitty who looks like her just with a bigger comb and a bit smaller

[@Tonyam1222]

Do you link your frames ever? Marvelous!!

[@jandcschwartz]

One of my roosters got frost bite. He sits with 2 other roosters. His comb is not larger than the others. I wonder if he got it wet or something. Anyway I will try the A and D thank you.

[@christinabaker3210]

i ordered green goo and mushers for dogs from amazon. my lil guy was running in zero degrees with the snow and wind and drinking water and I am pretty sure that is how he got it. :( however, he wont let me help me with it. i have one girl starting to show symptoms but the weather is so cold i am going to wait till tomorrow so the ointment wont freez on her head

[@carlasenecal3434]

I have an infestation of the depluming mite in my flock. I have done everything and still can't get rid of them. Anyone have any ideas?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

You need something you can treat them with every other day until they are gone. This is a product I’ve been using lately (not sponsored) and I like it: Poultry Spray by Premo Guard - Treat Mites, Fleas, Flies, and Lice - Fast Acting & Effective - Chicken, Turkey, Waterfowl, and Birds - Best Natural Protection for Control & Prevention - 128 oz

[@carlasenecal3434]

@WelcometoChickenlandia Thank You!

[@AlternativeHomesteading]

Would you use castor oil on their combs or feet? It was 1 degree today in KY.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

My guess is it would help but might absorb quicker than A&D or Vaseline.

[@Kaylee-wz3xc]

I’m a little concerned because my chickens combs by the way they’re more of an indoor chicken they live in my garage and come inside to sleep with me they are very sweet and tame. They’re Indonesian chickens, but I am a little worried because recently, and I only have two chickens. By the way one of my chickens has been pecking at the other one and pulling out a little bit of their head feathers just a little bit at the time, but has to do it more and more to the point where they are now I’ve tried to get involved in separate them, but I’m not sure what’s going on.

[@stephaniemckown7489]

I had severe negative temps for a few days. Some had the black on their combs but I had one that got a yellow comb and waddles. I still don't know what that is. Could someone please tell me?

[@Rea-animation-Miku]

5th one!

[@Rea-animation-Miku]

Very cute chickens!🐔🐔

[@petitemaam]

My head hen, honey, has always just had a light pink comb. She's a healthy buff orpington. Lays great eggs. She was my only one with frost bite this year. No idea why. It actually looks like it healed...it was pretty minor. My lavendar orpington has the brightest red comb in my flock. She finally stopped attacking me. Couldn't do anything around her for a while lol. Drew blood. Maybe she knew what I was talking about when I told her she's gonna he my next dinner if she doesn't stop attacking me 😂

[@Cherbear609]

Survival of the small Dinosaurs!

[@ThatAnimalChannel]

I think i was wanting to send a message asking you about this. I have a hen maybe two whos combs ive seen pretty light colored. I wondered if maybe it was dry skin and also wondered if i should put something on it to moisturize. Mind you they are in a controlled enviroment right now with no element exposure.

[@andreaburke6009]

I have two big cadges in my basement if mine are blowing feathers big time or sick I can move them in and treat them have done this lots have 7 blankets for them I wash every time there used from Australia high end ones with wing covers 9 bar rocks 9 road iland reds🙌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Josephine-sm2db]

Coconut oil is good for ring worm

[@MorePranaGardens]

Would a salve like calendula work for protecting a comb?

[@SugarBeeFarm]

Anything that doesn’t have water in it. Burt’s bees lip balm is good or Waxoline

[@bethpruitt9595]

My hens feet concern me. One of my hens has a spur on her foot. I have 2 blue plemonth rock hens and their feet are crusty. I have 3 Easter egger hens and their feet are normal. My hens are over 4 years old. At the moment they're not laying eggs. I live in East Alabama and we've had some cold weather that we're not use too! Thanks for your videos!

[@lakota123max]

all chickens should have smooth scales all over their feet..roughness or raised scales mean mites...dip their feet in some ivermectin roll on after soaking for 20 mins in salt water. do this daily till healed and smooth..and do a good clean on ur coop and perches etc...mites are EVERYWHERE!

[@melodiegasaway3038]

I have 3 road island reds that lost tge tips on their combs I felt terrible but it's been years and they are fine and as far as a blue comb I had it happen with a hen she was low on B 12 really upped that and she waa fine for almost a year when I lost her by then her comb was normal looking

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I’m so sorry for your loss! Sounds like she had great care and a good life. ❤️

[@deborahchedrick3404]

I have several older hens with flopped over cones and not as bright red as before. Is this due to age?

[@vmt3294]

My chickens just showed frostbite on their comb. Should I run Vaseline on it?

[@2iceblest]

I have a Leghorn with a sensitive comb. I did heal some frostbite with shea butter and coconut oil. Now, I’m protecting her with petroleum jelly. BIG question! One of my Columbian Wyandottes is suddenly developing a raised comb at 7 months old, and I understood they had a wide, flat comb. Can anyone help me figure out if she is not a Wyandotte? She is pretty aggressive, too, but will squat if I stand over her.

[@debbiebessette9810]

Could I use Dandelion Salve made with beeswax on my rooster's comb?

[@mendytuhtan8784]

My rooster is really sick. He can barely walk and doesn’t open his eyes. Anybody have any idea what’s wrong with him thank you! Antonia Cerniglio🐔❤️🐓😢