chickens
My silkie's comb tripled overnight: is this fowl play or a feathery freakout?
Oh, combatrunt, I feel your panic, and I'm not even there. A comb that triples overnight sounds like something out of a feathery horror movie, not a normal Tuesday in the coop. But before you assume fowl play or a secret rooster reveal, take a deep breath. At seven months old and already laying eggs with zero crowing, your silkie is definitely a hen. Swollen combs can happen for reasons that are more "cluck-tastic" than sinister, think heat, hormonal surges, or even a bug bite that looks worse than it is. Still, keep an eye on her. If you're in full worry-mode, you might relate to our piece on Charlotte's belly rebellion. Sometimes our feathered friends just keep us guessing.
