silkie’s skin issues

[cityfarmchick]

My silkie just started having this white crusty layer of skin near her ear and towards her eye about 1 to 2 weeks ago. Any suggestions on what it is and what I should do? It’s not very cold here, all the other chickens seem fine etc. I have attached pics. Thanks for all advice!

 

[Matilda Belle]

Could be lice eggs.....do you see any bugs crawling around?

 

[cityfarmchick]

Could be lice eggs.....do you see any bugs crawling around?

I didn’t see anything, I do have pure planet poultry spray I can spray on her. Any other suggestions for getting rid of lice?

 

[cityfarmchick]

I didn’t see anything, I do have pure planet poultry spray I can spray on her. Any other suggestions for getting rid of lice?

That’s doesn’t say anything about lice though....

 

[Matilda Belle]

Hold off for now. I'm not certain it's lice so let's wait for others to chime in.

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[Matilda Belle]

I assume you've looked the bird over really good, especially near the vent and under the wings? If it is lice, you would need permethrin to treat.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I wonder if this could be from scaly mites, I think they can also affect the face, not just legs if I remember correctly. How do her legs look?

 

[cityfarmchick]

I assume you've looked the bird over really good, especially near the vent and under the wings? If it is lice, you would need permethrin to treat.

Yes, but now I’m wondering how well. I will look again soon

 

[Matilda Belle]

It could be favus but I have no experience with that. Here is more info:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/favus-on-rooster-comb-please-help.154624/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ens-ears-comb-and-how-can-i-help-them.890989/

 

[coach723]

Birds do get scaly face mites, but they are less common. Usually Ivermectin is the treatment for those. Another possibility is a fungal infection, called favus. Treatment is an over the counter antifungal ointment, miconazole (monistat or the generic), or lotrimin applied twice a day to the area. That is what I would try first, if you don't see some improvement then I'd treat for the mites. If you have a vet then a skin scraping would answer for sure. Below is a picture of a bird with pretty bad favus.