Chicken pox!!!

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.
Yeah I don’t think there is a cute and it’s usually not bad unless it’s wet
 
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! :fl
Good post @EggSighted4Life

@Estella1235 it's a little hard to tell if that's Fowl Pox or scabs from pecking/injury. I would not separate the birds unless one is not well (lethargic, not eating/drinking, etc.)
I would just monitor the scabs for several days to see what happens.

Fowl Pox is a virus, so there is no treatment, there are 2 forms - Wet and Dry.
Dry form Fowl Pox will generally resolve in several weeks. Wet form Fowl Pox you would want to monitor birds closely to make sure they are drinking well and eating. Still, there is not a lot you can do.
It's best not to disturb scabs, so I would leave them alone unless there are complications.
The good news about Fowl Pox is, birds are usually resistant once the virus runs it's course and they never get it again.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/
 

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