Pale combs

parvo · **Joined:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:39 pm **Posts:** 735

Anything that affects a chicken's health can cause its comb to go pale, including worms.

Mech · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:02 am **Posts:** 4

Ok so I wormed them and now I will see if it was that?

Cheers parvo

2_Drakes · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:54 pm

When they moult their comb can go pale also and they should have recently

BLACKBEAK · **Joined:** Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:06 am **Posts:** 2

A lack of greens can do that do you feed your chooks lots of green leave vegs like silverbeet?

Mech · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:02 am **Posts:** 4

I do give them lots of greens

BLACKBEAK · **Joined:** Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:06 am **Posts:** 2

Thats good Mech, I find the spinach is real good for them and the eggs are dark yellow from eating it and I don't think you can give them too much as they only eat small amounts and stop on their own and them come back to it later

Mech · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:02 am **Posts:** 4

Well after the worm treatment and some xtra greens their combs are more the normal colour as they were before so its working. Thank you all very much they look close to normal again

SussexLover · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:56 am

During winter, when the birds are less fertile, and when birds are normally moulting, the combs do lose colour. This has *nothing* to do with diet.

If birds have worms so badly that their combs lose colour, the birds are severely anaemic. This would be an extreme situation.

It's *normal* for birds to lose wattle and comb colour in the "off" months. When the birds are ready for breeding, the wattles and combs become bright red and more plump. This is a hormone at work and is designed to signal to a rooster that the females are ready for breeding.

It's a very good thing at the very end of winter to worm your birds in preparation for spring and the onslaught of eggs. Nobody wants to have an egg withdrawal period due to worm medicine right after they begin to lay again...

Linz

barkinmad · **Joined:** Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:35 pm **Posts:** 1

Good to read this explained thanks I was trying to find this information

katone · **Joined:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:26 am **Posts:** 2

How pale can they go I have a hen with a white comb

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