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No. Not always a good indication of health. While the comb and wattle can sometimes show stress in a sick bird, the colour of the comb can also indicate age and nutritional factors. Try bumping up the protein in your flocks feed and possibly give them a tonic in the water supply for a few days.
What else can I help you with?
How can you tell which of your hens are laying?
The hen who is laying will have an inflamed comb. When they stop laying or aren't laying yet, their combs become a pinkish-pale color.
Does the length of the comb determine the hen's age?
It can, but it is not a fire proof way of doing it. Typically, the larger the comb, the older the hen. But, this can also mean that it is the domninant hen of the flock (and is not necessarily older than the others). Then there are some breeds which have comb types which cannot be used to identify age (such as Ameraucanas or Leghorns).
What does it mean if a broody hens comb goes grey?
Stress could be the reason for a broody hen's comb to go grey. A change in comb color often happens when a hen isn't feeling well or is missing something in their diet.
When is a chicken officially an adult?
A hen is officially an adult when she starts laying and has a full comb and wattle. A rooster is officially an adult when he starts crowing, fertilizing eggs, and has a full comb and wattle. Remember that a hen's comb and wattle should be smaller than a rooster's comb and wattle.
What is the difference between rooster and hen?
The hen is smaller and has a smaller tail, comb and wattle.The rooster is bigger has a larger tail, comb and wattle.
Why would a hens comb turn a lighter color?
A hen's comb may turn a lighter color due to several factors, including changes in health, stress, or hormonal fluctuations. For instance, a hen that is sick or under stress may experience reduced blood circulation to the comb, leading to a paler appearance. Additionally, during the molting process or when laying eggs, hormonal changes can affect the color of the comb. Environmental factors such as temperature and lighting can also play a role in its coloration.
What does it mean when the comb on the chicken turns light?
Sometimes a hen's comb will fade when she is about to stop laying, or about to start molting.
What is wrong when a hen has a pale comb and is not laying?
The chickens comb is not a muscle. The comb is a soft fleshy tissue, sort of radiator that allow the blood vessels close contact to circulating ambient air therefore helping the bird to cool. The single comb is one of eight distinct types of combs and is most often the floppy kind. When a healthy hen has grown a prominent comb, it often will droop or flop to one side.
In chickens rose comb R is dominant over single comb r When a heterozygous hybrid Rr rose-combed rooster is mated with a single-combed rr hen what combination of phenotypes will be shown in?
75% rose comb and 25% single comb
What is a rhyming word pair for slippery hen?
Slick chick.
Whats difference between a baby chick rooster and hen combs?
Hard to tell when they are babies. Once they start to grow up it gets easier. The males will develop combs faster and much more pronounced than the hens. That also depends on if you have breeds that will have no comb at all, like a silkie. In general the hen has a smaller comb.
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.
