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Yeah, that was what I figured the dry...so far everyone has acted like they feel ok. But, I have one more question, I have had 2 pullets and 1 roo in the last 6 weeks that just all of a sudden had one eye closed, thought someone had pecked them and I doctored them up with a antibiotic opthalmic ointmen, the roo got getter in 3 days, the first pullet would get better for a couple of days, then worse, after treatment, better then worse, the third time she was better and I gave her away with 20 other chicks because I was thinning my flock....thought she would do better in a smaller flock (of mostly Salmon Favs) so probably less would pick on her. But, now I remember that she had a black dot over her eye....the guy I gave her to ended up putting her down, but says all the rest are fine. I do have a Welsummer now that I have been treating her eye for 3 days...she doesn't have any black bumps...yet.That definitely looks like dry fowl pox. Alot of people down south have had alot of trouble with it this summer. There's really not much you can do. The warts will scab over and fall off in a couple of weeks. If there are any warts that are around their eyes, nostrils or mouth they may interfere with them being able to eat.
Just keep a close eye on their mouths (lesions) and their eyes (any bubbling/foaming), which would be the wet form of pox.
I don't think you can get anything from their eggs, but they might not lay much for a few days to a couple of weeks. That isn't an issue for mine, they haven't started laying yet...my oldest is 14 weeksAlso, should we NOT be eating the eggs????? oh my gosh!!!
Yes, mosquitos carry the virus, but it is also transferable through the direct contact of the birds, contaminated feeders/waterers, and possibly a few other ways.OMG I just jumped on to ask about the same problem!! I live in northern Florida, and we have had a lot of rain, and we are LOADED with mosquitos. Is that what causes this? What do we do if they do get them around the eyes and or mouth and nose? I am also new to chickens (March). This is all new to us too. wow
Did it stunt the growth on any of yours???Fowl pox is a virus, giving chickens an antibiotic to treat it is useless unless there's a secondary infection. Otherwise the eggs are safe to eat, fowl pox is not transmittable to humans. We had storms yesterday evening, seems like almost every day now. Dispose of standing water as best as you can. Spray bug spray on you early in the mornings and evenings. There have been several cases of West Nile virus in Jax and and surrounding areas, it's expected to continue to rise due to all the rain.
Once fowl pox passes, the chickens will be immune to that particular strain. Most of my birds have been through it awhile back and are fine.