Comb problem, fowl pox? Please advise

[saraluvsanimals]

Please, any advice is appreciated.
Firstly, we suspected she had fowl pox a few years ago, however it was just 2 small spots on the comb that dried up and fell off, leaving craters.
We noticed this last night. Whatever it is, has grown/swollen so much it has raised the comb (as opposed to the comb being partly missing). It is solid, like a mass, and everything is attached. There was some very slight bleeding last night, just at the base of the mass/top of head - not active bleeding; today there is no visible blood (just the dark stuff around which we think is dried blood).
We have 7 adults and 3 new ones (all healthy, were kept separate for 7 weeks). Of the 7 adults, 2 of them have 2-3 tiny black spots on the comb, 1 has multiple black spots and a small brownish spots on comb and ear area (ear area has only 1 spot). The other 3 do not have anything.
All behavior/eating/drinking/laying is the same, no changes from normal.
Does anyone know what it is?
What can we do to help her?
Thank you in advance!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

What I don't know about chicken illness and injury would fill books - and does. That said, that does look like a mild case of fowl pox to me - I have something similar making it thru my flock right now. Like you, I take biosecurity very seriously, and haven't added new birds (other than those I hatched from my own birds) in over a year. The culprit for bringing fowl pox onto my property this time is almost certainly mosquitoes, from one of my neighbors within a half mile radius or so. Or possibly from a carrier species of wild bird.

Just glad it wasn't AI.

 

[theoldchick]

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...low-spreading,internal organs (systemic form).

http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fowl-pox-backyard-flocks

 

[coach723]

Do you have all hens? It looks like maybe an injury that has scabbed over. Maybe stuck her head through wire and it got caught, combs bleed a lot and that could lead to others pecking it, making it worse. I'd apply some plain neosporin ointment to it once or twice a day and keep an eye on it. Scabs on combs can be pretty large and thick when it's a bigger injury. The smaller spots look like minor pecking injuries. It doesn't look like pox to me, not how I've seen it in my flock. Since you have recently added birds then I would expect some pecking order adjustments going on, so that may be why you are seeing more small pecking injuries. If you had a rooster I would also suspect that as a possible source for injury on the back of the comb, they hang on there with their beak when they mount.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We have 7 adults and 3 new ones (all healthy, were kept separate for 7 weeks). Of the 7 adults, 2 of them have 2-3 tiny black spots on the comb, 1 has multiple black spots and a small brownish spots on comb and ear area (ear area has only 1 spot). The other 3 do not have anything.
All behavior/eating/drinking/laying is the same, no changes from normal.

Do you have a rooster?

Any lice or mites or her?

I see scabbing under the feathers as well. The large area behind the comb looks like a scab too. Peck marks on the comb.
I don't see Fowl Pox.

If she were mine, I would paint the scab on the back of the head with with Iodine, Povidone Iodine or Chlorhexidine once daily. Likely from injury, but possible it may be some type of skin cancer or fungal infection that's gone unchecked. Hopefully with daily care, the scabs will dry up and fall off or you will be able to know more in a couple of weeks.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Wyorp Rock is a BYC expert on poultry illness and injury. Where our opinions conflict on this subject (I didn't see the scabs under the feathers, as a start), disregard my offerings in favor of WR's opinion.

and for future reference, same if Overo Mare or Eggcessive or Azygous offers comment. I look to each of them for advice on this topic.

 

[saraluvsanimals]

Do you have a rooster?

Any lice or mites or her?

I see scabbing under the feathers as well. The large area behind the comb looks like a scab too. Peck marks on the comb.
I don't see Fowl Pox.

If she were mine, I would paint the scab on the back of the head with with Iodine, Povidone Iodine or Chlorhexidine once daily. Likely from injury, but possible it may be some type of skin cancer or fungal infection that's gone unchecked. Hopefully with daily care, the scabs will dry up and fall off or you will be able to know more in a couple of weeks.
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Hello,

No rooster
No lice/mites (checked her over, vent and all)
Thank you I will apply the iodine (we have Lugol's)
I also have a mix of sulfur/Vaseline, if that would be of any help?

Thank you!

 

[kerbotx]

Hello,

No rooster
No lice/mites (checked her over, vent and all)
Thank you I will apply the iodine (we have Lugol's)
I also have a mix of sulfur/Vaseline, if that would be of any help?

Thank you!

I agree with others, it looks scabby to me, not like Dry Fowl Pox; I think the sulfur would be overkill. If it were me, seeing as she's not in immediate grave danger, I would moisturize it for a few days, using coconut oil or triple antibiotic ointment or Vaseline 2x per day. Then see if you can clean it up a little; chlorhexidine solution in a spray bottle is really helpful. Only once you've gotten it as clean as you can, can you really see what you're dealing with.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm glad I was wrong. Good luck with your bird, hope ir recovers quickly.

 

[Soonermagic254]

Any thoughts on what the black spots are on this rose comb. My flock had fowl pox about a year ago. Not sure if this is some kind of reinfection. No rooster in the flock.