Bantam hen toes with bumps

buzzannie

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5 Years
Jul 1, 2014
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I posted these pictures to a Facebook chicken page I am a part of. These bumps came on quickly, only a couple of days and she just started limping yesterday afternoon.
She is molting, but I don't notice any other health issues about her.
I am sorry if the pictures are hard to see or blurry!
On the other page, here are some others suggestions:
Ant bites, rat chewing at night, bumble foot on toes, scaley leg mites.
I will be soaking in Epsom this morning, followed by a mineral oil foot dunk, since those two things can't possibly hurt her more. Thank you in advance!!
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A couple of things that could be possible are fowl pox scabs from a virus spread by mosquitoes, and while it usually affects the comb, wattles, and face, can also affect other parts of the body such as the legs and feathered areas. There is no treatment, and the disease lasts 2-3 weeks. Another disease is cutaneous Mareks disease which is cause by a virus that leads to tumors. Here is some information to read about both of those:
http://www.poultrydisease.ir/Atlases/avian-atlas/search/disease/510.html
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq
http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/avian-atlas/#/disease/Marek's_Disease

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2 photos above are fowl pox



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Mareks disease
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Mareks disease
 
A couple of things that could be possible are fowl pox scabs from a virus spread by mosquitoes, and while it usually affects the comb, wattles, and face, can also affect other parts of the body such as the legs and feathered areas. There is no treatment, and the disease lasts 2-3 weeks. Another disease is cutaneous Mareks disease which is cause by a virus that leads to tumors. Here is some information to read about both of those:
http://www.poultrydisease.ir/Atlases/avian-atlas/search/disease/510.html
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq
http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/avian-atlas/#/disease/Marek's_Disease

POX-012A%20x420.jpg
POX-045A%20x420.jpg

2 photos above are fowl pox



MD-018A%20x750.jpg

 Mareks disease
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Mareks disease

Thank you so much!
We do have a couple other hens with a spot here and there on their combs.
Those pictures are so sad!!
 
Well, I'm glad that it might be fowl pox, since that is usually not too serious, unless they develop wet pox lesions inside the throat or trachea. Most fowl pox cases are just painful or may cause a lack of appetite. Disturbing te scabs can spread the virus, so about all you can do is to paint some iodine or betadine on the scabs to help dry them out. In areas with wet tropical conditions, many will vaccinate those who haven't been exposed that are in good health. The chickens who get pox will be immune to the same strain. Here is a little article about the common dry fowl pox:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/avian-pox-how-to-treat-your-chickens-for-avian-pox
 
I know this is an old post but thank you for the pictures and responses. I have a bantam who has the same looking lesions on her feet and one her beak and she just so happens to be starting her first molt too, not sure if the molt is a coincidence or maybe a trigger but I knew it wasn't bubblefoot cause I've experienced that I couldn't find any comparable pictures but I was leaning towards fowl pox and this helped out.
 

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