Is it Favus?

[RoaringBravado]

My Hyline hen, 22 weeks old, has white-ish colouring on her red earlobes. I can't tell if it's a coating or if the skin itself is turning white.
She is active and laying (brown eggs) and seems quite normal. Nothing else is white-ish on her.

Here is a photo my son managed to capture the other day. I should add that the earlobe she shows here is the less white of the two.

Is is a fungal thing, like Favus? Should I go ahead and put some tinactin cream on it, just in case?





This one above is a bit blurry (also taken by my son), but shows her whiter earlobe.

thanks
Ursa

 

[RoaringBravado]

anyone?

 

[Malibu99]

What color eggs does she lay?

 

[sumi]

Type the word "favus" in the search bar. There is a few threads about it on here and some pics. I hope it isn't the case with your hen!

 

[RoaringBravado]

The eggs are brown (perhaps I should add that to the post).

 

[RoaringBravado]

Yes, I've searched several of the threads, but either they talked about the combs, or other parts, or didn't have photos, or didn't have photos relevant.

A book I have on Chicken health says that Favus is "rare in North America", so I'm hoping it's not.

thanks
Ursa

 

[Malibu99]

Okay. Hens that lay white eggs have white earlobes while hens that have red lay brown (not true for EEs though). I'm not sure what it is, sorry

 

[1101base2]

did you ever get an answer?

 

[lhines08]

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My Hyline hen, 22 weeks old, has white-ish colouring on her red earlobes. I can't tell if it's a coating or if the skin itself is turning white.
She is active and laying (brown eggs) and seems quite normal. Nothing else is white-ish on her.

Here is a photo my son managed to capture the other day. I should add that the earlobe she shows here is the less white of the two.

Is is a fungal thing, like Favus? Should I go ahead and put some tinactin cream on it, just in case?





This one above is a bit blurry (also taken by my son), but shows her whiter earlobe.

thanks
Urs

My Hyline hen, 22 weeks old, has white-ish colouring on her red earlobes. I can't tell if it's a coating or if the skin itself is turning white.
She is active and laying (brown eggs) and seems quite normal. Nothing else is white-ish on her.

Here is a photo my son managed to capture the other day. I should add that the earlobe she shows here is the less white of the two.

Is is a fungal thing, like Favus? Should I go ahead and put some tinactin cream on it, just in case?





This one above is a bit blurry (also taken by my son), but shows her whiter earlobe.

thanks
Ursa

Did you ever find an answer to this ?

 

[juliamichell]

Z



Did you ever find an answer to this ?