- Apr 9, 2016
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Willow is a black frizzled silkie mix, age around 28-30 weeks, weight is 1 pound 12 oz just a few ounces smaller than her sister but doesn't feel unhealthy thin.
Her head, neck, shoulders, and armpits (wingpits?) Are covered in white and yellow crusty dry skin.
I have only owned her for 18 days so I don't know how long she has been like this.
She is currently quarantined with her sister. They are always huddled together and it hasn't spread to the sister.
When they came to me they were crawling with lice and mites. They were treated with permethrin powder and then a week later with spinosad spray. Not sure if the dry skin is related to the mites or not.
Eating and drinking normally. Currently eating Nutrena Feather Fixer. Adding nutri drench to their mash once a week for a little vitamin boost. Not sure of her previous diet.
Poops are normal.
Assumed the crustiness was from the mites. Softened it daily with coconut oil and removed what I could with a soft brush. After a week there was no improvement so I wondered if it might me fungal. Treated for a few days with clotrimazole vaginal cream because I read that it was a antifungal that was safe to use on chickens. No improvement so I softened it back up with coconut oil again. Now I am trying Veterycin on it 3 times a day because it is supposed to be antimicrobial.
I did call to make Willow a vet appointment to have it looked at but there is only one vet around here who will see chickens and she is always completely booked. She seems so uncomfortable that I can't just do nothing until her appointment in 2 weeks.
I don't know about her previous living conditions but she is currently living on pine shavings with poop scooped daily and bedding changed every 3 days. Cleaning everything carefully to make sure we are not keeping any mite eggs.
If anyone has seen this before and treated it successfully I'd love some advice.
Photos of her face and neck and one of her neck covered in coconut oil.
Her head, neck, shoulders, and armpits (wingpits?) Are covered in white and yellow crusty dry skin.
I have only owned her for 18 days so I don't know how long she has been like this.
She is currently quarantined with her sister. They are always huddled together and it hasn't spread to the sister.
When they came to me they were crawling with lice and mites. They were treated with permethrin powder and then a week later with spinosad spray. Not sure if the dry skin is related to the mites or not.
Eating and drinking normally. Currently eating Nutrena Feather Fixer. Adding nutri drench to their mash once a week for a little vitamin boost. Not sure of her previous diet.
Poops are normal.
Assumed the crustiness was from the mites. Softened it daily with coconut oil and removed what I could with a soft brush. After a week there was no improvement so I wondered if it might me fungal. Treated for a few days with clotrimazole vaginal cream because I read that it was a antifungal that was safe to use on chickens. No improvement so I softened it back up with coconut oil again. Now I am trying Veterycin on it 3 times a day because it is supposed to be antimicrobial.
I did call to make Willow a vet appointment to have it looked at but there is only one vet around here who will see chickens and she is always completely booked. She seems so uncomfortable that I can't just do nothing until her appointment in 2 weeks.
I don't know about her previous living conditions but she is currently living on pine shavings with poop scooped daily and bedding changed every 3 days. Cleaning everything carefully to make sure we are not keeping any mite eggs.
If anyone has seen this before and treated it successfully I'd love some advice.
Photos of her face and neck and one of her neck covered in coconut oil.
