Silkie with sores

[Gutgirl]

Any one know what this is and how I can treat my silkie? She has sore on the front, back and side of her neck, under her wings. I already looked for mites and lice none. She is my only hen with sores

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi!

I've not seen this before, and it's a little hard to discern what this is.

Just to be sure, I'd get some Permethrin/garden powder and dust her well with it. Since she's the only one with it, it makes this harder how she would be the only one with mites, but she's the only one with whatever it is.

Are there mosquitoes where you are? If so, Fowl Pox could be a possibility, but that's highly contagious, and other chickens would have it too.

I'd get some Vetericyn spray for the sores, as that'll at least clean and disinfect them and promote healing, or you could use some Hibiclens or iodine, as they are both antiseptic agents used for skin cleansing and wound care, and then apply some triple antibiotic ointment.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Is a vet a possibility?