white fungus looking

[penquin]

Three of my 5 rocks are getting a white fungus looking stuff on their around their ears and the rest of their faces

Would like to know what it is if anyone has any ideas. It's been real hot here and they've been hiding under a shed in the dirt and panting hard. They're 15 months old now if that helps

Thanks

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/450640/comb-issues-favus-something-else-picture-heavy
You might want to check out this thread and some other threads on favus to see if that is what you are dealing with. It is treatable!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1953587

I have never dealt with favus, but have read about it here on BYC.


rule out fowl pox also:
http://www.ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fowl_Pox
look under "diagnosis"

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/88409/is-this-a-comb-fungus

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/250713/fungus-or-mold-on-comb
see post #3

There might be other diseases that this could be, but these are the only ones I can think of right now.