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Bhindi · Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: Powdered faces!!

5 of our 6 girls are sporting whiter than normal faces, and there combs have lost their redness. Closest to their beaks they look like theve had a dusting of powder. Will this be fungal or lice. Ive yet to have a thorough look over them. But now the holdiay is upon me I will manage to get a good look.

It would be preferable if the cure was suitable for the cranks corner, I really dont want a chemical solution if at all avoidable.

Thanks

1 Chicken Smuggler · Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 178

If the white on their faces looks powdery ,I would venture to say it is a fungus called Favus.

Favus

Introduction

A fungal infection, Trichophyton gallinae, of chickens and turkeys. It is very rare in commercial poultry production.

Signs

White, powdery spots and wrinkled crusts and scab on comb and wattles.
Feather loss.
‘Honeycomb’ skin.
Thick crusty skin.
Loss of condition.
Post-mortem lesions

Diagnosis

Lesions, isolation.

Treatment

Formalin in petroleum jelly.

Prevention

Good hygiene of facilities, culling affected birds.