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  1. azygous

    Sneezing Chicken

    TSC has Blu-kote. I buy it there. No matter the cause of the blackened crusts on the comb, Blu-kote will help heal and conceal. I've used it on minor dry pox lesions with good results. No need to do anything about the sneezing symptoms right now, except keep alert to any escalation of multiple...
  2. azygous

    Sneezing Chicken

    If you can get the Blu-kote, it will mask the wound so the other chickens aren't attracted to it. Putting something on a wound that makes it merely taste bad, isn't going to stop pecking since chickens aren't attracted to taste but to appearance of blood. Be aware tea tree oil is toxic to...
  3. azygous

    Sneezing Chicken

    Buy Blu-kote at any feed store in the animal medicine section. It's perfectly safe for chickens. Just keep out of the eyes. You might want to use a Q-tip to apply and not the big "shoe-shine" applicator in the bottle to avoid getting it all over you and the chicken. It stains horribly, but it's...
  4. azygous

    Sneezing Chicken

    The comb appears to have an injury and the black crusts are scabs of dried blood. Do you have Blu-kote? Also known as Blue Lotion. It will heal and conceal the comb injury so it won't be picked at by the others and made worse. Before putting your hen on antibiotics, watch to see if the sneezing...
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