lindaM Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 My Buff Orpington has a black damp looking mark amongst her feathers to the side of her eye, anyone a clue as to the cause? thanks linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'm no expert and hopefully someone more experienced will come along but it sounds like it could be Northern Fowl Mite, we had this a few years ago, can you see tiny dark things moving around? There was also an 'off' smell to the damp patch. I had to get treatment from the vet as its not easy to get rid of but it did work and she was fine afterwards. I think the medication was called Ivomec Eprinex which is a cattle treatment and is not licenced for poultry, hence you must see a vet, they also need to calculate the doseage for the particular hen. If you Google for images of NFM it might help with identification. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 My first thought was the same as Dolly's. But that is an unusual place for Northern Fowl Mite to strike. Usually the first place is the hackles and around the vent so check there as well LindaM. We have an old Buff Orpington with damp dark patches either side of her comb and it is just damp feathers bringing out the underlying dark colour at the roots (which shouldn't be there). The damp I thought is caused by wet feet scratching but I am going to check her properly now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
