Favus?

[Mountaingirl17]

Forgive me as I'm a new chicken mom- my leghorn has had these spots on her comb for a while now, we assumed they were just pecking injuries. Now she has a crusty substance on one of her ears (not both). Could this be favus or something else? Her comb also looks like it has flour on it (which is making me think it could be favus), but we also live in a very dry climate, could it just be dry skin?

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC!

I don't think she has favus, as she's had it for awhile now and it has not gotten worse. Just keep an eye on it. But I don't think it's anything to worry about.
As for her ear, it looks like a little injury to me, also nothing to worry about. It will heal on it's own.

 

[Mountaingirl17]

Thank you so much! That was really helpful.

 

[Tookie]

Thank you so much! That was really helpful.

My pleasure! Let me know if you have any more questions.