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How often do you apply vaseline to combs ?

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Thats a good point Egluntyne, if the hens are ones with normal sized combs they are normally ok without any vaseline Emchook

 

I dont apply it to most of mine but have two legbars with huuuuuge combs that so do protect those as they have been getting dry and cracked since the weather turned colder

 

And yes as ANH says it is messy, I have switched to body shop aloe balm now so its much less unpleasant!

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I have been doing it for the last three days on the trot! I felt bad for not doing it before.

I thought they were very well behaved, especially as they are used to being handled.

 

They won't get it done for the next couple of weeks anyway as they are going to stay at the local cattery whilst we are away.

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i did mine for the first time tonight because it is forecast to be -6 tonight. It was dark when we went out to do it so hubbie lifted the lid of the cube and i hooked the chooks out put the vaseline on. I didn't find it a problem , they were so well behaved.

 

Our speckled hen has a huge comb so i will probably make sure i do her, even if the others don;t get done.

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