d Morning, I have a small flock (13 hens, 2 rooster) of Barred Rocks,the
>hens have just started to lay in the last week- 10 days. They seem healthy
>enough,good appetite etc. they are kept in a coop at night and allowed to
>roam during the day.
>I have just noticed some growths on the combs of about 1/2 my hens, the
>growths vary in size up to apox. 1/4" Dia. and 1/4"high lump. Can you tell me
>what this might be and how to treat it? Also most of thier eggs are very
>small-is this normal and will they get larger with time? As you can tell this
>is my first attempt at raising chickens.
>
> Thank-You very much,, Tony in FLA.
>

ny:
The egg size is normal. Over the course of a couple of months they will
gradually get to full size, and stay that way until the second half of the
laying cycle, when they are often a little larger.

As to the growths on the combs, I'm a little puzzled. Are these on the sides
of the combs, or is this the comb itself growing. Pullet combs are usually
quite small, particularly compared to roosters, but get larger in time. Are
the lumps the same color? Same type of tissue? Same texture? Does it seem
like the growth is coming from inside the comb tissue? If you will answer
these questions, I will try to help further. Have you posted this on the
Coop site so as to have the benefit of others?