A big slim Jim
Take to a vet and stop asking question while the bird suffers
The comb is removed from fighting rooster so the opposing fighting cock cannot get the comb in its beak in order to hold the head and kick it with it's spurs. The comb may be trimmed if it gets frostbitten in the winter. This helps prevent infection and does not hurt the rooster since the tissue is already dead. Since fighting chickens is illegal, the is no reason to cut the comb off any chicken. The comb of a chicken helps regulate the body temperature of the bird, without the comb the chicken will suffer in the heat of the summer. Removing the comb also exposes the bird to infection and unnecessary pain and suffering.
It's made of the same thing as the chicken comb. Wattles hang from the chin under the beak. Both wattle and comb help to keep the bird cool and attract a mate.
A Leghorn rooster is a large white bird with a red comb.
I can only assume you mean the comb of your chicken is turning black and that would either be a trauma injury or the result of frostbite. Either way this is not great news but you can use a petroleum jelly like Vaseline on the comb to keep it moisturized. Comb and wattle injuries are not uncommon and unless the bird gets blood poisoning they can survive the loss.
Chickens develop white spots on the combs from a disease called Favus. This can be cured from athletes feet creme.
The Comb
If they have a comb
The preposition is the word "of." The phrase "of chicken" modifies the noun "type."
A comb can alert you to a chicken's general circulation and condition. A pale pink, shrunken comb may be due to anemia, might infestation, or the bird is in moult or reacting to weather conditions. Normally in heated situations, the comb will be bright read as the bird is trying to get rid of as much body heat as possible.In heat stress, the bird cannot get rid of the heat fast enough.The bird will show the following signs/symptoms:panting or have labored breathing,pale comb and/or wattles,spreading wings away from body,diarrhea,lethargy,extreme stress: limpness, unresponsive and seizures.
A type of chicken originating from the La Bresse region of France . A Dual purpose bird famed for its meat and with red comb and wattles , white feathers and blue legs , resembles the colours of the French flag . La Bresse Gauloise is the name attached to the bird if it is not actually from the La Bresse region.
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