chicken Pox

[bopper]

Hello I'm from Barbados and I have 5 lovely red hens who faithfully give us 5 eggs daily. Only today I found they have chickens poxs. I need help how do I treat the chicken poxs?

 

[LarryPQ]

fowl pox can be treated a number of ways. If you look in the emergency/disease section of the forum, there are a number of stickies which will give you some really good advice.

 

[FarmCoe]

I don't know anything about chicken pox but

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[4-H chicken mom]

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from Ohio. So glad you joined. Good advice given.

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Good luck

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC. Fowl pox is transmitted by mosquitos. There arnt any treatments because it is a virus. It has to run its course which takes about 2-4 weeks. They will be immune to it afterwards. Iodine can help dry the nodules and scabs, they are infectious to other chickens. The eggs are safe to eat.

 

[NonnasBabies]

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from Louisiana! Dawg gave you some great advice! Mine have it also!!

 

[jtbrown]

 

[greenmtngirl]

Wow, so much to learn! Good luck with your sick chickies, and welcome!

 

[HollywoodHillsHens]

Welcome to the forum!!