rooster with white on tips of comb

[Dudagirl]

Im Very New At This! My Rooster, I Have Had For 5 Days Now. I Was Told He Is About A Year Old. He Has White On The Tips Of His Comb & Some On His Face. Could This Be Fungus. I Put Some

 

[bison]

what area of the country are you in? has he been exposed to very cold temps? the reason I ask is b/c sometimes that can be frostbite, but i'm not sure about the part on his face...

 

[Dudagirl]

No! I Live In Florida On The West Coast. He Was A Rescue Roo.

 

[bison]

any chance you could post a pic? what did you put on it?

 

[Imp]

Hi Dudagirl welcome to BYC.

First I gotta say I'm fairly clueless about a lot of the medical issues chickens have. I've been lucky and have not had to deal with it. White spots on the comb sound like it could be either pox or favus. I'll attach a couple links. Hope it helps. Good luck

Imp

http://www.welphatchery.com/poultry_health.asp

http://www.colchesterpoultryclub.com/health.htm

http://www.organicvet.co.uk/Poultryweb/disease/favus/favus.htm

http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/Favus/Favus.html

 

[Dudagirl]

Petroleum Jelly I Think He Is A Golden Cambine. I Named Him Big Red He Is So Awesome. I Have Two 7 Month Old Chickens In With Him. I Didnt Know That I Should Of Kept Them Seperate. I Just Got Them 2 Days Ago.

 

[bison]

is the comb spotted with small spots or is it more patchy than spotted?

 

[Imp]

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It is usually reccomended that new chickens be kept seperate for about 1 month. I don't know how quickly this can spread, if it will spread. I think I would seperate now and hope for the best. Can you post a pix? It would be pretty valuble to the more knowlegable members here.

Imp

 

[Dudagirl]

I Can Try To Get A Pic Tomorrow. Yes I Should Get The Girls Out Of There. I Was Told By Two Neighbors To Keep Him In The Coop Foe About 2 Weeks & The Girls In There For About 3 Days. So They Wont Leave The Homestead. I Am Truly Greatful For The Help. Thank-u So Much

 

[Dudagirl]

I Would Say That They Look More Patchy. Kind Of Crusty