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OK I need some expert opinions/advice here. I have a bearded Polish pullet, approx 8 months old, with a skin problem. It's been going on for quite a while now, almost two months.
At first it presented as a small wound on one side of her face, which I thought was a result of being pecked. It was bleeding a tiny bit and swollen. So I isolated her and bandaged her foot on that side so she couldn't scratch at it (nothing seemed to work in covering the actual wound on face). When after a week she scratched off the scab and the swelling got worse, I treated her with antibiotics for a week.
It seemed to improve as the scab healed again BUT she continued to scratch it. She developed a bald patch from the scratching. So i treated her for mites with ivermectin for the stated three weeks. I was thinking maybe scaly face mites?
It SEEMED to improve after the ivermectin but now I have noticed she is STILL scratching and the scratching is definitely getting more often. I realise now that the whole issue started because she has been scratching it, but the mystery is WHY is it so itchy?
Does anyone have any idea what is going on here? It is only affecting one side of her face and none of my other chickens have any problems.
At first it presented as a small wound on one side of her face, which I thought was a result of being pecked. It was bleeding a tiny bit and swollen. So I isolated her and bandaged her foot on that side so she couldn't scratch at it (nothing seemed to work in covering the actual wound on face). When after a week she scratched off the scab and the swelling got worse, I treated her with antibiotics for a week.
It seemed to improve as the scab healed again BUT she continued to scratch it. She developed a bald patch from the scratching. So i treated her for mites with ivermectin for the stated three weeks. I was thinking maybe scaly face mites?

It SEEMED to improve after the ivermectin but now I have noticed she is STILL scratching and the scratching is definitely getting more often. I realise now that the whole issue started because she has been scratching it, but the mystery is WHY is it so itchy?
Does anyone have any idea what is going on here? It is only affecting one side of her face and none of my other chickens have any problems.
