There could be many things going on if the wattle is swollen on a rooster. This rooster could have an infection.
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.
You are referring to the Wattle...It is a red flap of "skin" that hangs down under the beak.
Oh, dude, you're talking about a short person and a rooster's appendage? Well, technically, a rooster's appendage is called a comb, and a short person could refer to someone vertically challenged. So, if you put them together, you might get a short person admiring a rooster's stylish comb... or something like that.
The red organ under the beak of a chicken is called a wattle. A wattle serves two functions. A healthy large wattle is an attractant to a mate and it also serves as a cooling system along with the comb on the birds head.
The wattle of a chicken is the colored flap of skin under the beak of the bird. The comb is the same type of skin on the top of the birds head. Both the wattle and comb have two functions. Chickens do not sweat, the chickens wattle & comb serves as a cooling method whereas the blood circulating inside the bird is close to the surface of these areas and is cooled by ambient temperatures. The other use of these appendages is to attract members of the opposite sex for breeding. A rooster with a strong healthy wattle and comb is likely to produce good strong offspring.
The function of the rooster's wattle is in courting potential mates. It is an ornamental.
A wattle
Temperature regulator
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.
You are referring to the Wattle...It is a red flap of "skin" that hangs down under the beak.
The rooster's wattle swung from side to side as he waddled along.
Oh, dude, you're talking about a short person and a rooster's appendage? Well, technically, a rooster's appendage is called a comb, and a short person could refer to someone vertically challenged. So, if you put them together, you might get a short person admiring a rooster's stylish comb... or something like that.
A chicken wattle is the usually red flap of skin that hangs under the chicken's beak.
The red organ under the beak of a chicken is called a wattle. A wattle serves two functions. A healthy large wattle is an attractant to a mate and it also serves as a cooling system along with the comb on the birds head.
The hen is smaller and has a smaller tail, comb and wattle.The rooster is bigger has a larger tail, comb and wattle.
I can't think of many conditions or needs for a wattle to be trimmed, unless it is severely damaged by frostbite. Generally you would not cut the wattle. It is a devise to release heat from the bird, and cutting it, as does frostbite, leaves the bird suceptible to infection.
The wattle of a chicken is the colored flap of skin under the beak of the bird. The comb is the same type of skin on the top of the birds head. Both the wattle and comb have two functions. Chickens do not sweat, the chickens wattle & comb serves as a cooling method whereas the blood circulating inside the bird is close to the surface of these areas and is cooled by ambient temperatures. The other use of these appendages is to attract members of the opposite sex for breeding. A rooster with a strong healthy wattle and comb is likely to produce good strong offspring.