Chicken pox!!!

[Estella1235]

2 of my chickens have chicken pox!! Any advice? Do I need to separate the rest of them?

 

[cherrynberry]

You definitely need to separate them. Fowl pox is very contagious. Are you 100% sure it is chicken pox?

 

[cherrynberry]

Any pictures?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

2 of my chickens have chicken pox!! Any advice? Do I need to separate the rest of them?

Fowl pox is a slow moving virus. All have been exposed already by the time symptoms appear. I wouldn't separate unless someone starts picking at wounds. Have you determined if it's dry or wet pox?
http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fowl-pox-backyard-flocks

Support through good nutrition not diminished by excess treats to support the birds own immune system.

Hope they recover quickly!

 

[cherrynberry]

Also, fowl pox is typically obtained from a mosquito bite. So definitely try to check for mosquitos in your place.

 

[cherrynberry]

But typically you can just let the virus run through them. You might notice the egg production decrease and the chickens might seem lethargic.

 

[Estella1235]

 

[Estella1235]

They haven’t started laying yet so I guess I don’t have to worry about that.

 

[Estella1235]

Fowl pox is a slow moving virus. All have been exposed already by the time symptoms appear. I wouldn't separate unless someone starts picking at wounds. Have you determined if it's dry or wet pox?
http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fowl-pox-backyard-flocks

Support through good nutrition not diminished by excess treats to support the birds own immune system.

Hope they recover quickly!

I think it’s dry

 

[cherrynberry]

Good thing you noticed it fast, but I do think that there is no actual cure for this. However, I may be wrong. I am not saying that it is like Mareks disease. It does not typically kill your chicken. But if it gets infected, I am guessing it can.