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    Treating and Preventing CHICKEN FROSTBITE

    Feb 12, 2021 2 minutes
    Article and photos by Lori Leigh

    I like to think that I am deliberate in tending to our flock of chickens during the winter, but it still happened! Yep, one of our chickens got frostbite on her comb.

    See black spots on your chicken’s comb or feet? That’s frostbite. Thankfully, our case didn’t get any worse and it naturally took care of itself.

    I’ve come to realize that most cold-climate chicken

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