What's wrong with my butt? It is a Staph infection!

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

So this is my little Bells she is about 6 mths of age blk silkie. She has had this problem since being shipped here and had tape stuck to her bottom about 8 wks ago. I assumed the problem was from loss of feathers from tape being stuck to her behind. I have been breaking up the gook with my finger nails and it comes off like a brittle nails sometimes taking the feather with it. It always comes back. I brought her in today and tried a warm soak which did soften it up but it is still there. THe gook appears to be coming form the feather shafts and spreading to the area around. Almost like a calicum deposit. I shared the pics with my friend and she suggested I post here. I am not sure what is is or what I can do about it. I did spray it with oxine today after the bath hoping it would kill of any bacteria.
Please help us!

I would like to treat at home if at all possible.
She is acting, eating, pooping normal

Thanks for looking
Tisha

 

[Sootsie]

bump
sorry cant help hope someone else can

 

[LeezyBeezy]

looks kind of warty, maybe?

 

[scooby8863]

looks like you silkie may have clusters of lice eggs at the bottoms of the feathers, but hard to tell.

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

I am leaning towards some type of fungus.
I have checked for lice and treated just incase I missed something.

 

[EweSheep]

Looks like mites to me......time to get the Sevin dust out! Or can use Adams flea and tick spray.

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

I have already done that but I did not see any lice or mites on her. Is there some type of feather fungus. I am googling it now.

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

I ran to the store to pick up cream for athletes foot. I wonder will that help? Soon as I posted fungus it hit me. Treat it like a fungus. Not sure and would still love to hears other thoughts. Unless there some sort of feather mite I do not belive it to be any type of mite it looks like a fungus.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm sorry but I am having a hard time figuring out where exactly this is. Could it be her oil gland? is that top or bottom of your girl?

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

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This is right under and around her vent on the feather shafts.