[Shazzer]

The comb on one of my chickens is looking a bit crusty, its looks dry and crusty.  She has just been moulting a bit and looks pretty unhealthy .  its not a red as it used to be, kind of pale. does anyone know what it could be?

[Vember]

Hi Shazzer

Is there any chance you could pop a photo on, might give us more of an idea :?

I'm pressuming with her moulting that she hasn't laid recently :? A hens comb will go paler when she is not laying

Sarah

[Shazzer]

I'll ty to get a photo but I,ve not been able to master the uploading thing before, image to big,  and no shes not been laying since mid sept, she went broody and then moulty.

[Shazzer]

getting a photo is proving a lot more difficult that I had imagined.  will try later

[compostqueen]

you need to get a Photobucket account I think, upload your pics to that then copy and paste the link into here.

[Shazzer]

i just cant catch up with her she won't stand still for the camera

[Bodger]

Some sad people, not me of course  :oops: actually rub vaseline onto their chickens combs when they show them. It wouldn't hurt at all to try that.

[Aunt Sally]

I did that to my chooks first winter I had them.  It was in theory to stop them from getting frost bite - It made them look like 1950s spivs with their hair Brillcreamed back      

Can you imagine a free range farmer with 1000+ birds doing that each morning      

I digress -  Their combs do get rather dry and scruffy when they moult.  They soon perk up though

[compostqueen]

I was thinking that this morning.  Could you imagine the scene     I only have three hens so I reckon I might try it. First catch your bird