Where are the nostrils??

[WatkinsCluckers]

My flock has fowl pox and I started my medicine round and I noticed that one of my Silkies must have it bad enough where it’s covering her nostrils or dirt covering her nostrils? She’s black so it’s difficult to see anything. Advise??

 

[Eggcessive]

Normally, I would say not to disturb the fowl pox scabs, but you need too make sure that her nostrils are not caked with secretions or food, or scabs. Use warm saline—1/4 tsp of table salt added to a cup of water. If the saline doesn’t soften it in a few minutes so that you can remove it with a tissue or cotton, apply a few drops of hydrogen peroxide with a QTip to help soften the material. Be gentle with the nostrils, but a wooded toothpick or fingernail can help scrape any debris off the nostril.

 

[WatkinsCluckers]

Normally, I would say not to disturb the fowl pox scabs, but you need too make sure that her nostrils are not caked with secretions or food, or scabs. Use warm saline—1/4 tsp of table salt added to a cup of water. If the saline doesn’t soften it in a few minutes so that you can remove it with a tissue or cotton, apply a few drops of hydrogen peroxide with a QTip to help soften the material. Be gentle with the nostrils, but a wooded toothpick or fingernail can help scrape any debris off the nostril.

Thank you so much!