White stuff on my bantam's waddles.

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My bantam Silver has this white stuff on her waddles (on both sides). I've noticed she's been itching her face more than usual, so is this some kind of fungal issue?
She wasn't feeling all that well last week, closing her eyes and sitting in a hunched position, so I treated her with electrolytes and dewormer.
She's back to her usual perky self now, but now she has this stuff on her waddles.
What is it and what do I need to do to treat it?
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I don't see anything unusual.
Could be a bit of dry skin. If you wish, you can rub a bit of vaseline into the skin if you wish.

Do check her for lice and mites if she's scratching a lot.
 
*Update*

So the white stuff on my bantam's waddles is gone, but now she has this white bulging thing on her comb. Now that I look at the photo I previously took, I see a tiny white dot exactly where this lump is now. Could it be some sort of fungus that grew? It doesn't look like mites.
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Could be debris, an impacted pore or something like a zit.

Wipe it clean. Apply a dot of Iodine on the spot and see if that helps.
This is what i would do. Some of mine get dry combs occasionally. Bag Balm or vaseline works well for that. Just FYI, there is a fungus called favus that can coat comb and wattles, but that is not what this is. My first rooster came to me with favus and other issues. From a veterinary manual:
Favus is the link to the article, but here is an excerpt below.
Favus arises through the invasion of the skin by the fungi. Lesions first develop on the comb and then often spread to produce white spots, giving the appearance of sprinkled flour. As the disease spreads concentrically, the white spots begin to scale off to give an appearance of a wrinkled crust. Although birds can recover from this, the fungus may spread to the feathered regions. When this happens, the feathers fall out in patches and thickened, crusty skin develops around the feather follicles. These can develop as depressions and are often referred to as “favus cups”

An anti-fungal cream like miconazole rubbed on favus will clear it up, but your hen does not appear to have that from the picture so don't treat unnecessarily for it. It won't hurt her to use that, however, give the other stuff a try first.
 

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