One of the most recognizable parts of a chicken is its comb. Most people know that the comb is the (usually) red fleshy part at the top of a chicken’s head. Not all combs are the same, though. The American Poultry Association lists 9 different types of combs in their American Standard of Perfection.
In our Poultry Park we have 3 comb types: the single comb, rose comb & pea comb. Most of the examples are from our birds. Not all the combs are show quality. That’s ok, though, most of our birds are not for showing.
PEA COMB
Our Ameraucanas/Easter Eggers have pea combs. The pea comb is a low comb with 3 ridges. It is often associated with the blue egg gene.
Many breeds have a pea comb including:
Ameraucana
Araucana
Brahama
Buckeye
Cornish
Sumatra
