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Combs and wattles have two functions. They are used to cool the chickens body. Birds don't sweat like mammals and blood is circulated through the comb and wattle to be cooled by convection ( like a radiator).
Combs and wattles also indicate health and mating suitability to the opposite gender.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBlood circulates close to the surface of these appendages. The act like mini radiators to transfer heat away from the bird since birds do not sweat like most mammals.
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∙ 13y agoChickens don't use combs d0uchebag.
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∙ 12y agobecause it's shaped like a comb
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What is the red skin on a chicken head?
its a comb.
What is the red thing on a cocks head called?
A comb
What is a cocks comb?
Combs are not just decorations on a chicken head. The comb of a chicken (both male and female) combined with the wattle to help cool the chicken down in hot conditions. Blood circulated through these two fleshy areas is exposed to air and cools as it travels through.
What body parts of the rooster attract hen?
The fleshy growth on top of a rooster's head, known as the comb, is used to attract hens. Hens are attracted to roosters with big, bright combs.
What is the red thing on the top of the rosters head?
It is called the Comb.
What is a fleshy red outgrowth on the head of certain birds called?
comb
A bird or chicken with a big head of feathers?
Several breeds sport a feathered head rather than a comb. Polish hens, Silkies and Crevecouer breeds are among those with feathered heads.
What do you call the red thing on top of a rooster's head?
The red "skin" on a rooster is called the comb and wattle. The comb is the fatty loose "decoration" on the roosters head and is used for both cooling the rooster when it is hot and for attracting a mate. There are eight distinct varieties of combs on chickens and roosters. These are the varieties recognized by breeders, Buttercup, Cushion, Pea, Rose, Silkis, Single, Strawberry and V-shaped. The wattle is made of the same material, hangs under the neck and does the same job as the comb…it is the area of the chicken where the blood comes closest to the surface of the skin and allows air to cool the blood running through it.
In older chickens how do you pick which is the rooster?
When chickens grow up, the roosters often develop the red comb and wattle, and denser feathers, before hens. Fully-grown roosters are usually larger than the hens. They have a leaner, less 'dumpy' shape, and their tail feathers are much larger and curve out. They often have a larger, brighter comb and wattle. They also strut around, crow, and if run with hens will attempt to mount them.
Why are your hens comb's not growing as quick as the others?
Are you sure the others are hens? Usually the cockerels wattle and comb grows in much quicker than the hens but hens of the same breed and brood usually grow at the same rate. The hen you are comparing it to may be a late hatch chick and is less healthy.
What does it mean when a red winged blackbird lands on someones head?
That person probably needs a haircut and a comb.
What is the rubbery thing on a chickens heads?
A cockscomb, cock's-comb, or (less commonly) coxcomb is a fleshy growth, caruncle, or crest on the top of the head of many gallinaceous birds, notably turkeys, pheasants, and domestic chickens. It is generally larger on males than on females.The crest is a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and dinosaur species on their heads.
