Chicken has tumor/Scab looking thing growing on her head... HELP.

[Gabrielle]

My Rhode Island Red has a scabby looking thing growing on her head. People said it was a 'Pox Scab' and to treat it with iodine and it would go down, this is day 3 of treating her with iodine and it only seems to be in diffrent places. I can't tell if it is actually going down, but she seems to not like it. Should I be worried? What else can I do to help her? Is it the wrong desiese I think it is? Pictures hopefully soon to come.

 

[stoopid]

Yes, try to get pics. If it is pox, there will be more than one, it will be all over.

 

[Gabrielle]

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It's starting to show up in different places. I will have pictures soon.

 

[Gabrielle]

This is what it looks like, https://www.backyardchickens.com/images/diseases/Pox-3.jpg

 

[CMV]

Then that's dry pox. You can treat it if you want, but you don't have to. Treating the pox marks with betadine/iodine will prevent secondary infections, but chickens don't generally get too many secondary infections. Treatment will also shorten the duration of the illness.

Overall, pox is a nuisance and looks awful, but is really no big deal. Your birds should bounce right through it without a hitch.

Good luck.