Comb fungal infection or just dryness?

[ChickenClaw03]

Hi,
One of my hens has had a dry and flaky looking comb for about a month. I was wondering if anyone could identify if it’s just dryness in the comb after moulting or a fungal infection that I need to manage.

I’ve been treating it with vetericyn spray currently, but maybe I need something different.

 

[Eggcessive]

You could try rubbing some coconut oil or petrolatum on the comb in case of dry skin. Sometimes white chaulky material on the comb and wattles is sometimes a fungal disease called favus.

 

[ChickenClaw03]

You could try rubbing some coconut oil or petrolatum on the comb in case of dry skin. Sometimes white chaulky material on the comb and wattles is sometimes a fungal disease called favus.

I’ve also used petroleum jelly on the comb for two weeks with only slight improvement. I’ll look into favus

 

[Eggcessive]

Favus fungus will usually respond to applying miconazole (Monistat) cream or clotrimazole sometimes found at Dollar Tree.