combs

Hi guys, One of my dear chickens combs looks a little different in colour (I am assuming because of her breed) she is either an Olive egger or Easter egger so her comb is a little darker than the rest of the flock. It seems to be a little dry and white toward the tips, Ive heard she could just...

I am working on a breeding project and want to incorporate butterfly combs from Houdans into it. I've looked at a lot of places and found the US SOP of Houndans have a V-comb while other places' SOP explain Houdans have a butterfly comb. Where can I find someone selling any eggs or chicks from...

I noticed this afternoon that all my pullets have small abrasions on their combs. They are 9 week old Easter Eggers so technically their combs having come in. I’m new to chicken raising and not sure if it is common for small sores, skin breakage, minor bleeding or irritation is common when combs...

This thread is for oddballs that have popped up during breedings, whether it's a weird color chick/Adult bird, funky comb, toes(Polydactly), egg color, etc... Here's one of mine to start. Big Fatty, she's pure Malay, but doesn't look like it, she's just odd. Both parents are full sized, she...

I have 6 chickens and they are now about 26 weeks old. The egg laying just started for the first time about 2 weeks ago. I am only getting one egg every 2-4 days. I am not sure which one is laying or if it is multiple since I am only getting one at a time. My concern is that not all of them...

Okay so I’m a little bit worried why aren’t my hybrid’s comb’s growing? They are 6 months old and I’m worried about it. Is there a problem? Maybe a disease? It’s probably because of them being crossbred but I’m not sure. (same chickens as my last post, Loona and clover) clover is growing some...

i hatched him from a green mystery egg i ordered and he’s now over a year old. originally it was difficult to figure out his sex because we all were expecting a pea comb but then someone mentioned he had a cushion comb and that’s why but now i’m still having a hard time confirming his comb...

Hey everyone!! I have two buff orps and three speckled sussex that are about 7 months old now all pullets. Temperatures around here have been getting as low as 29F at night. They sleep in a coop with the door shut, a little window screen to ventilate, and no heat source. We loaded the coop floor...

I have a show tomorrow and I was wondering, what's the correct comb type for Old English? And, how can I tell if my rooster's comb is a dubbed single comb or a rose comb (Since some people cut it right above the head and others don't)?

Wiki says Wyandottes have strawberry combs but I have a couple of black and white hens (from a previous owner so idk the hatchery) with cushion combs. At first I thought they might be Sussex hens but that breed is single comb. Then maybe Brahmans? But no feathered legs and those guys are pea...

Hi all! Just wondering if anyone knows what’s up with my ladies combs. We live in NH they have a heat lamp during the winter but I’m wondering if the grey is frostbite and the spots are from pecking??? Also what can I do for them? Thanks so much!

My buff orphington is 1 year old and recently was sick/injured. She had a limp and was treated for peritonitis. She has been on two medications for a week and a half and stopped them two days ago. Today and a little last night we noticed her comb turning pink starting from the root. we’re not...

We have two SL Wyandottes, but one has a spiky comb (although flopped over) and the other has a rose comb. They both came in the mail, and the 3rd dies of heat stroke, but she has a spiky comb too! I don’t think Bess (rose comb) is a Colombian Wyandotte, because she looks like a normal one, and...

Hey everyone! I decided to take pictures of this batch of silkies' comb growth week by week to help future silkie sexers (starting at week 2). Anyways, I'll turn this into an article, but for now it'll be a thread! You can vote on the poll, for fun at first, but you can change your vote as we...

Hello Everyone, so today i was feeding my chickens when i realized my five year old dwarf bantam roosters comb was slowly turning purple at the end and that got me a little worried. i read some articles that it may be oxygen deprivation due to something stuck in a chickens throat but i’m not...

Can anyone explain why these hens have such large combs? I got them from some people who literally had hundreds of them. From what I read, the ISA Brown's are sex link chicks so they should all be females and none of them have sickle feathers or pointed feathers. They are all supposedly over...

Can someone help to identify the lil Cochin silkie cross chicks all are between 3-4 weeks old

We have a 3 week old gold laced Wyandotte that is active, happy, and growing right along with other chicks, but comb seems to be missing?? Is that possible? Are we looking at a potential accidental cross breed from the hatchery? She/he seems to be fine otherwise.

I have read up and looked at many pictures of different comb types and varieties. Can someone help me out here? Single comb- does it end there? Some are tall or floppy or small! Are they all considered single comb or is there more to that description? Pea comb- little row of peas, by...

Hi! First time with a leghorn and she is a true leghorn. Used to sleep in trees and is finally laying beautiful white eggs over the last several weeks her comb has just kept growing and flopped over very quickly. Whenever I look up pictures of these birds online I don’t see many combs THIS big...