skin condition home remedies needed

[Rare Breed Chick]

Our Bantam Cochin has an odd gooey skin issues going on. We've been treating our entire flock for scaly mites and we initially thought she has a build up of oil on her from perching beneath the other birds at night after they've been dipped. I've tried Epson Salt baths and wiping her gently with cotton balls but the gooey skin issues has spread from around her eyes to down her neck and now essentially her entire body.
Would a first aid triple antibiotic spray or diluted tea tree oil help this issue?
Photos are from after a bath and after I wiped the gooey skin from her face but you can see the build up of the gooey skin on the photo of her back.

 

[Eggcessive]

There is a type of Mareks disease, the cutaneous form, that can cause skin lesions. I would use some warm water diluted with Betadine povidone iodine or chlorhexidene/Hibiclens on the skin. Hydrocortisone cream might help. A vet might be able to treat with oral or injectable steroids and ant-inflammatory drugs in case this is an allergic reaction. A dust bath where you can help her dust bathe regularly when she is healing, might help as well. Have you seen any lice or mites on her skin? What type of bedding do you have in your coop?

 

[Rare Breed Chick]

There is a type of Mareks disease, the cutaneous form, that can cause skin lesions. I would use some warm water diluted with Betadine povidone iodine or chlorhexidene/Hibiclens on the skin. Hydrocortisone cream might help. A vet might be able to treat with oral or injectable steroids and ant-inflammatory drugs in case this is an allergic reaction. A dust bath where you can help her dust bathe regularly when she is healing, might help as well. Have you seen any lice or mites on her skin? What type of bedding do you have in your coop?

Once she dries I can recheck for mites and lice. We use pine bedding mixed with DE and Lyme. The areas around the yard they like to dust bathe we fill with DE and wood ash. We can try hydrocortisone cream as we have that in house. Even if there was a vet who treats chickens in our area we wouldn't be able to afford them. I'll see if the other suggested treatments are available at the local mill store.

 

[Rare Breed Chick]

I was not able to find photos of cutaneous merke's. Here are some closer photos of the yellow goo on her skin

 

[Rare Breed Chick]

There is a type of Mareks disease, the cutaneous form, that can cause skin lesions. I would use some warm water diluted with Betadine povidone iodine or chlorhexidene/Hibiclens on the skin. Hydrocortisone cream might help. A vet might be able to treat with oral or injectable steroids and ant-inflammatory drugs in case this is an allergic reaction. A dust bath where you can help her dust bathe regularly when she is healing, might help as well. Have you seen any lice or mites on her skin? What type of bedding do you have in your coop?

this is what comes off her face when I wipe her with cotton balls

 

[Eggcessive]

It is very hard to suggest a treatment when we really don’t know what is wrong, or the cause. Does she get feather picked by the others? Does anyone else seem to be irritated by the Lime or the DE? I am going to tag @coach723 and @Wyorp Rock rock to see if they have any other suggestions. Here is a link about cutaneous or the skin form of Mareks:
https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/vdl/colorado-avian-health-program/mareks-disease/

 

[coach723]

It's possible she's sensitive to the lime. Usually it's applied underneath bedding and not mixed in, so that they aren't directly in contact with it. Too much lime can raise the ph very high, which can cause irritation. Personally, I would stop the DE as well. It's very irritating to the respiratory tract, yours and theirs, and I never found it effective. Wood ash, mixed well in the dust bathe area can be helpful as a preventative, don't over load the mix, a little goes a long way. I don't use lime at all, I know many do. I've found that keeping things dry (only use bedding where it will not get soaked by rain or water) and keeping droppings cleaned up as much as possible is very effective. On the rare occasion that my bedding gets wet (sideways rain from thunderstorms or hurricane) I either turn it several times a day with a fork until it dries out, or I muck it out and add new/dry bedding. As long as it stays dry, I have no odor, no issues. There are many causes for dermatitis, the most common being irritation from lice/mites. When checking for mites, take her off the roosts after dark and check. Some mites hide in the coop and only come out at night to feed on the birds. You can also put sticky tape around the ends of roosts, sticky side out, and see if you catch anything on the tape over night.
I will attach a link with loads of information on various skin issues in chickens, some can be bacterial and those would require vet help to diagnose and treat.
https://thepoultrypunch.com/2022/07...kin-problems-in-chicken-causes-and-solutions/

 

[Eggcessive]

What are you feeding your chickens? Have you tried a poultry vitamin? How have you been treating the scaly leg mites? What kind of dip are you talking about? The Epsom salts? The usual treatment for scaly leg mites is using a thick oil such as vaseline, Vicks, or Nustock cream to coat the legs 2-3 times a week for several weeks.