Chicken pox

[Cristamarie]

My chickens slowed down on egg production quite a bit over the last week.. I started watching them closely, no waddling or lethargy do I didn't think they were egg bound.. they are still eating and chasing me down for meal worms. But today I noticed white spots on about half of their combs and wattles. I looked it up and I think it's fowl pox. There's apparently no cure? All I can find is that I should clean out their waterer and freshen up the coop. Isn't there anything I can give them to help them fight this off? I know it's viral, but does anyone have any tips or tricks? This is my first time owning chickens, and our first Illness.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you post any pictures? Most grown chickens survive fowl pox without treatment in about 3 weeks. It is a virus carried by mosquitoes in hot weather. Where are you located. Pox can be worse in tropical or southern states. Dry pox is on the skin. Wet pox is a type that can be inside the beak and throat, and is characterized by yellow plaques which are painful. There is a fowl pox vaccine available.

 

[Cristamarie]

It's definitely the dry kind if that's what it is. I live in Texas and we have a ton of mosquitoes right now. We have neighbors with chickens in every direction so it's probably spreading like crazy. I'll try to post a picture in a bit. Right now my kids are all in the pool.