Any idea what this is?

[Farmerbyaccident]

I went thru tons of other posts here I am still unsure if its fowl pox or peck scabs. my girls generally get along, and I reviewed all the cam footage from last week or so and saw no scuffles - so unconvinced it is pecking scabs. Shes fine otherwise and stalking me for treats as usual. Im in AZ so temps don't get below 45 usually, don’t think its related to cold but I am not an expert and looking for advice. I just want to make sure I do not need to separate her from the others if its a pox or something else contagious.

They don't tell you how much you will worry and stress over every thing a chicken does or has on their body when you decide to be a chicken mom

 

[FunClucks]

Not fowl pox. Looks like pecking scabs to me. It could be happening on the roost at night where you can't see. Could have tried eating in a weird location and got scratched up on the wattles. It will heal on its own. If you're worried, stick some Blu-kote on it, and it should heal in a week or two.

Good for you for asking. We don't know what we don't know. It's good that you care about your chickens. Now you can not worry about this.

Dry fowl pox is generally spread by mosquitoes and also from discarded scabs. If you don't have active mosquitoes around, it's highly unlikely to be dry fowl pox. Each chicken gets it once in their life, then it goes away after a few weeks. Really not an issue most of the time unless the lesions are bad or are in bad locations. Wet fowl pox I'm not as familiar with, but can be more problematic. You have neither.

 

[Farmerbyaccident]

Not fowl pox. Looks like pecking scabs to me. It could be happening on the roost at night where you can't see. Could have tried eating in a weird location and got scratched up on the wattles. It will heal on its own. If you're worried, stick some Blu-kote on it, and it should heal in a week or two.

Good for you for asking. We don't know what we don't know. It's good that you care about your chickens. Now you can not worry about this.

Dry fowl pox is generally spread by mosquitoes and also from discarded scabs. If you don't have active mosquitoes around, it's highly unlikely to be dry fowl pox. Each chicken gets it once in their life, then it goes away after a few weeks. Really not an issue most of the time unless the lesions are bad or are in bad locations. Wet fowl pox I'm not as familiar with, but can be more problematic. You have neither.

Thank you so much! Generally, if they are stalking me for treats everytime I go check on them, I figure they are good. HA! You might be right about roost at night. Thinking about it, I recently had to reset pecking order because my RIR's were being jerks to my Polish, constantly. To my surprise I actually did it with one 9 day round of separation and they seem to hold little to no power anymore, but there may be some roost scuffles camera can't see with night vision. This girl is one of my ISA's (Marie Antoinette) and I have seen her peck a time or two at RIR's since I put them back in so I ruled out her being pecked, since she is doing the occasional "knock it off" peck to them. Maybe Penny or Prudence randomly got payback. I have learned manning this flock is much like the work of a prison warden.

Good to know for the most part fowl pox is not at all as terrifying as google makes it seem as I am sure I will contend that with at some point. Appreciate your help and advice!

 

[FunClucks]

Thank you so much! Generally, if they are stalking me for treats everytime I go check on them, I figure they are good. HA! You might be right about roost at night. Thinking about it, I recently had to reset pecking order because my RIR's were being jerks to my Polish, constantly. To my surprise I actually did it with one 9 day round of separation and they seem to hold little to no power anymore, but there may be some roost scuffles camera can't see with night vision. This girl is one of my ISA's (Marie Antoinette) and I have seen her peck a time or two at RIR's since I put them back in so I ruled out her being pecked, since she is doing the occasional "knock it off" peck to them. Maybe Penny or Prudence randomly got payback. I have learned manning this flock is much like the work of a prison warden.

Good to know for the most part fowl pox is not at all as terrifying as google makes it seem as I am sure I will contend that with at some point. Appreciate your help and advice!

Glad I could help.

RIR and ISA Browns have a breed history of being jerks to other chickens, but it does depend on the individual hen. I'd not be surprised if they were pecking others or feather eating them. More space in coop and run, more run clutter, pinless peepers, and separation (as you've done) are things you can try to help, but it may be personality driven. Good luck! It's always something!