Silkie with crusty stuff on face

[miohippus]

anyone know what this white crusty stuff is and how to treat it?

 

[coach723]

That may be favus, a fungal infection (ringworm in humans). If you have a vet that will do a skin scraping that would tell you. If not you can try treating with a human athletes foot ointment to see if it improves. Here are a couple of links: http://www.dummies.com/home-garden/...ngal-infections-in-chickens-molds-and-yeasts/
http://thisnzlife.co.nz/make-hens-like/ (scroll down for picture and explanation)
You can google for more images for comparison.

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree that it could be a fungal infection such as favus. Antifungal creams, such as Lotrimin (clotrimazole is the generic) and Monistat 7 (miconazole is the generic) are used to treat it. Generics can be found cheaper, and clotrimazole is also available in some doller stores. Some have also reported using coconut oil, but not sure that it works.

 

[miohippus]

Ok, thanks I will get something from her