CRD - Duramycin dosage for chickens?

[springchicken10]

Hi, I have no idea what you can see on your end. There are 3 photos of my black silkie who looks very dirty for some reason. My other hens don't. I pulled off one large yellow scab. She acts perfectly fine but I have to get rid of these things. THANKS!

 

[casportpony]

Are you on a computer, iPad or phone?

-Kathy

 

[Chicken-Man]

Okay, I have wonderfully ugly pictures to post but I see no Attachment icon. How do I get photos on here? Thanks, springchicken10 (BTW I think it's pox)

Where there are the happy faces, size and stuff at the bar at the top of the text box, there is a box with 2 triangles (mountains) and a sun (the circle) click that to add photos.

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good to have ya!

 

[springchicken10]

Thanks. I did manage to post 4 pictures along with a reply. I don't know where they are located. Can you see them?

 

[springchicken10]

The post says "Post 141"

 

[casportpony]

That looks like a respiratory infection to me. What does the inside of it's mouth look like?

-Kathy

 

[springchicken10]

Nothing on the inside of the mouth. She behaves fine and eats. I am pretty sure it's pox because today the white growth was yellow. I picked one off her beak. The one on her left eye came off itself but the eye clouded over 3 hours later. I put bactrimycin gel all over her face and then Bactrim liquid thinking it can't hurt. I have read in the posts that if its pox I should treat with a BB size ball of fabendazole, iodine all over the poxes. Did I get that right? Thank you SO MUCH!

 

[casportpony]

Fenbendazole for pox? Where did you read that? If that was in the thread I did I gave them fenbendazole to worm them, not to treat pox. Iodine on the scabs is fine, but not in the nose or eyes. Fenbendazole dose is .5ml per 2.2 pounds (liquid *or* paste), not a BB size.

-Kathy

 

[springchicken10]

The information is scattered among various posting folks. So ll I have to do is apply the iodine topically, around the face but not directly into eyes or nostril holes? I have Betadione, that is for topical use on horses. It is ruby brown in color, just like iodine. Unless someone knows otherwise, I'm going to try that. What causes the pox? Internal or external parasites? Apparently not a virus. Thans so much again.

 

[casportpony]

Betadine will be fine, but if you could get iodine the next time you're at the store that would be better. Fenbendazole is a wormer and will not treat pox, that I know for sure.

Source:http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm021
Prevention and Control of Fowl Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks1

Gary D. Butcher, D.V.M., Ph.D. and Fred Rossi, Ph.D.2



During the past several years there has been a great upsurge of interest in maintaining small backyard poultry flocks. These birds are raised for hobby, show and food. Though owners have much interest in their birds, the health status is often overlooked. Several diseases which are easily vaccinated against need to be considered in their health management programs. One such disease is fowl pox.
Pox is a relatively slow spreading viral infection of chickens characterized by scab-like lesions on the skin of the unfeathered body parts and/or diphtheritic (wet) membranes lining the mouth or air passages. It has been present in chickens since earliest times and is found throughout the world. Infection with the fowl pox virus will cause the chickens to have poor growth, poor feed conversion and a precipitous fall in egg production. Mortality will seldom be marked if the lesions are limited to the skin. However, death may occur if the oral cavity or air passages become involved.
The disease may occur in any age bird, primarily during the warm months of the year. The virus is stable and can be transmitted by direct contract with an infected chicken or by mosquitoes.
Pox is readily diagnosed by a veterinarian based on flock history, presence of typical lesions, and in some instances by microscopic examination of affected tissues and virus isolation studies.
There is no treatment for fowl pox. Control and prevention in chickens is accomplished by vaccination by the wing web method with a commercially available fowl pox or pigeon pox vaccine. This should be administered to all chickens at 12-16 weeks of age. Vaccinated birds should be examined for takes about seven to ten days following inoculation. A take consists of swelling of the skin or a scab at the site where the vaccine was applied.
A high percentage of chickens showing reaction (takes) indicates a satisfactory vaccination. The absence of a take could be the result of vaccine being administered improperly, use of a vaccine with inadequate potency (improperly stored or used after expiration date), or vaccine being applied to an immune bird.
Precautions should be taken when administering the pox vaccine as it is a live type of virus vaccine. Because the pox vaccine produces a mild form of the disease, only healthy birds should be vaccinated. It is strongly recommended that all chickens in a house be vaccinated on the same day. The vaccine must be applied only to the vaccination site, and precautions taken to prevent contamination of other parts of the chicken, the premises and the equipment. Mosquito control should also be part of the preventive program.
These simple precautions will provide protection to your chickens, and allow you to enjoy and raise your flock free of this disease.