Growth all over face???

ILuvSilkies4208 · Jan 15, 2016

I have never seen this before. A few weeks ago I thought she got messy with her feed and tried to wipe her face- it was tough to work off. I thought nothing of it. I pick her up to look at her closely today and it's worse. What is this and how do I fix her. Looking overhead, observing her activity, she's been totally normal otherwise.

TalkALittle · Jan 15, 2016

How are her legs? I've heard the same kind of mites that burrow under leg scales can attack the face too. Your bird looks similar to pics of birds with face mites.

ILuvSilkies4208 · Jan 15, 2016

Thank you. She only has these on her face, but it doesn't mean it can't originate there. I will look up "face mites." Accepting of any advice on how to help her.

junebuggena · Jan 15, 2016

Looks like scaly leg mites, but on the face. It does happen. Use a wormer that targets multiple parasites, rather than just one.

ILuvSilkies4208 · Jan 15, 2016

Thank you. Do you have a suggestion of one? Would Ivermectin do the trick?

junebuggena · Jan 15, 2016

That should work.

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