KiloMae
Chirping
One of my silkies, Cheetoh, who is a little over a year old, has whitish yellow crust on her face that has not gone away for a few weeks. It’s around her eyes, beak, and ears. I noticed one of the other chickens had a similar thing a couple weeks ago but hers it gone.
Cheetoh is currently very broody so I’m not sure if that’s exacerbating the situation. But when I lock her out of the coop she acts healthy. She doesn’t have any signs of mites or bugs that I can see. And her feet look normal.
I read that it could be fungal and
I’ve put coconut oil on her face several times & it seems to temporarily look improved but comes back (maybe I need to be more consistent?). I also tried jock itch cream (anti fungal) yesterday and it looks no better today. I also can’t tell if maybe it could be some sort of drainage from her eyes?
She is quite thin from being broody and I’m worried about her. Not sure what steps to take next or how to diagnose this. Any help is very much appreciated. Photos attached
Cheetoh is currently very broody so I’m not sure if that’s exacerbating the situation. But when I lock her out of the coop she acts healthy. She doesn’t have any signs of mites or bugs that I can see. And her feet look normal.
I read that it could be fungal and
I’ve put coconut oil on her face several times & it seems to temporarily look improved but comes back (maybe I need to be more consistent?). I also tried jock itch cream (anti fungal) yesterday and it looks no better today. I also can’t tell if maybe it could be some sort of drainage from her eyes?
She is quite thin from being broody and I’m worried about her. Not sure what steps to take next or how to diagnose this. Any help is very much appreciated. Photos attached