Roosters and hens have combs and waddles to cool themselves. We sweat to cool ourselves, and chickens have combs and waddles to cool themselves.
A rooster's comb is mainly used for regulation of body heat.
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Rooster combs.
Cover rooster combs or celosia lightly with top soil when the temperature is 70 degrees.
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Rooster Combs
Rooster have "combs" on top of their heads and "wattles" that hang under their beak.
Rooster combs
The rooster will grow a spur about 2 inches above the back claw and inside the leg. Hens do not grow spurs.
The comb of a young rooster (cockerel) should start to show by the end of the first month and will grow much faster than the comb of a pullet. Keep in mind not all chickens have combs, it depends on the breed of chicken you have.
Rooster Combs
Rooster Combs
The loss of feathers on a hens back although not pretty to look at is not usually bad. You can separate the hen from the rooster for awhile and the feathers will grow back.
rooster combs