Mar 10, 2021 #1 FleishyWifey Songster Jul 5, 2020 87 62 101 We’ve already been down the fowl pox road, what else causes this? Attachments 3E28DFCC-D970-4D34-A655-35FB36CE8DB5.jpeg 378.4 KB · Views: 7 F02C3E5E-68F7-451B-9599-6301C4CF16EA.jpeg 385.1 KB · Views: 7 C85FDB17-C440-49BF-BEBC-F46B320EEE40.jpeg 337.4 KB · Views: 6
Mar 10, 2021 #2 sourland Broody Magician Premium Feather Member 16 Years May 3, 2009 169,120 690,379 2,307 New Jersey Pecking, fighting, mating, abrasion against pen wire ----------------------
Mar 10, 2021 #3 TheAlrightyGina Crowing Sep 3, 2020 1,797 5,463 446 Memphis, TN Are you talking about the black bits on the comb? They could just be mild injuries/scrapes.
Mar 10, 2021 #4 CluckerFamily Enabler 5 Years Feb 14, 2016 10,369 61,176 1,131 Wisconsin I agree, those are peck wounds.
Mar 11, 2021 #5 dawg53 Humble Premium Feather Member 16 Years Nov 27, 2008 31,775 33,417 1,246 Glen St Mary, Florida Could be insect bites as well as what others have mentioned, especially if it's warm where you live. Your chickens will be immune to fowl pox since they've already had it. However, they wont be immune to other strains of pox.
Could be insect bites as well as what others have mentioned, especially if it's warm where you live. Your chickens will be immune to fowl pox since they've already had it. However, they wont be immune to other strains of pox.
Mar 13, 2021 Thread starter #6 FleishyWifey Songster Jul 5, 2020 87 62 101 I solved the mystery. When our full sized roo mates, the bantam crawls between them and grabs onto the comb to try and get some too
I solved the mystery. When our full sized roo mates, the bantam crawls between them and grabs onto the comb to try and get some too