sarahcole37 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Sorry the photos aren't great - I will try again tomorrow. They are most definitely not kept in damp surroundings. They have a clean, dry, well ventilated coop which I poo pick every morning and clean properly once a week. I will use the daktarin daily for a week and see if that has any impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahcole37 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Sorry to post again on this one but I'm still struggling with a skin problem on one of my hens. I've attached some new pictures here: http://tinypic.com/r/1z2h83c/6 and http://tinypic.com/r/2znwo01/6. As I hope you can see she has dry yellow scabby skin around the base of her feathers on her face and neck. She also has crusty skin on her face. I thought it was favus. The other 2 girls had tiny white powdery patches on their combs which has cleared up with topical daktarin. I spoke to the chicken vet and be suggested washing daily with pevidine scrub (this is iodine which may explain the yellowness). I have been rubbing daktarin in and have also tried johnsons scaly lotion, sudocreme and vertericyn. I think one of the last two made it worse. I have also treated with an ivermectin spot on. I think she may be moulting a bit which may be coincidence. I haven't experienced a moult before though. So has anyone got any other ideas? I'm not quite ready to give up on her yet and other than the skin problem seems fine . Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I've not been home for a few weeks to check how Mabel is but that does look similar. I'm home this weekend so will check if she's still clear and let you know. Have asked Anna (DappyChick) a friend of mine to have a look at the photos as they remind me of a chicken she was looking after and helped to clear up, last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahcole37 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Thank you very much. I would be grateful for any suggestions at all. I feel like I am fighting a losing battle with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Can you get some skin flake samples analysed? Maybe Retfords Poultry Partnership can do it or might know someone who can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 See if you can speak to Chicken Vet Richard had a look at Mabel for me this weekend, he wasn't sure what it was but said it may be Depluming Mite - they're hard to transmit which could explain why the whole flock isn't affected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I have a rooster his face was starting to look dry so I put some vaseline and baby oil on him and it's dried up and making his face look like it's peeling what can I do he's not sick st all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Best to contact a vet regardless. If it is contagious, you will want to know as quickly as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 We often use vaseline over Winter to reduce heat loss by evaporation, which can lead to frostbite on comb tips, so I know that's not a problem. But it could well be a reaction to the baby oil, because their skin isn't the same as ours, which has killed the top layer of skin so it is now peeling off? Certainly don't use it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Vaseline has a freezing point of 9-10°C so it’s not a good idea to use it on combs and may actually make them more prone to frostbite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Lewis you are endlessly useful 🙏🏻 I will now pass this knowledge on to others along with the other two main things I have learned from you:- 1. Don’t give them yoghurt 2. Get a worm check rather than routinely worming every few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 An even better product to protect against frostbite is one called 'Snowfire', which is meant for dry chapped skin in Winter. It comes in a stick form and needs to be kept in your pocket to keep it soft. Thank you to the Leghorn breeders club for that one. Clearly few people have experience of frostbite. We've had it with straight comb breeds, cockerels and bantam hens. Our new boy in the top enclosure was suffering when he arrived and the whole of the back of his comb went blue, together with all his points. The next stage is going black and then it's too late. We took in a 'rescue' 10 years ago; little chap had been left out in a windy field and all his points had gone black. Eventually they fell off leaving just stumps. It must be a painful condition best avoided by early treatment I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
