Re: Frostbite

Jan Flora wrote:
In article <4562b80e$0$8748$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jan Flora wrote:
Tell me what happens when birds get frostbite
on their combs and wattles.

We've enjoyed an exceptionally cold couple of weeks.
My rooster frostbit his wattles and some of the
girls have puny looking combs.

I've since locked the birds into the greenhouse with
a heat lamp.

Jan

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.agriculture.poultry/search?group=sci.agricu
lture.poultry&q=frostbite&qt_g=1

Its not something we have had problems with but looking at the
archives above will help you

Thanks for the reference. It didn't help, but I appreciate it anyway.

I'll ring up my vet. He's a large animal vet, but I know that
he keeps a few chickens at home, along with his goats, alpacas,
and horses.

Jan

the limited bit I remember from all the years here have been that they go
black and fall off; Leghorn types are most prone with the vast combs and
that many keepers will remove teh combs as a preventative; and that vaseline
can help mitigate the problem

I felt that was a bit short and you might find more from the discussions in
the archives -- I am surprised you can't - sorry. Its been discussed often
enough


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regards
Jill Bowis

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