Early signs of dry fowl pox - looking for added advice (like should I quarantine?)

[Wyorp Rock]

I agree, I think I'd start Tylosin just in case.

 

[Cinnaminute]

Thanks again for all the help. I can't express enough how much I appreciate it

I ordered some Tylosin from Birdpal since they ship Texas. A lot closer to me than California. I'm hoping to beat any Thanksgiving Day shipping delays, but I doubt I'll get it by Wednesday. They also had a 10% off new customer deal. I'm in a bit of a hard spot budget-wise due to the hurricane, so saving some money was good.

Hazel's about the same today, but her appetite has dropped off drastically. I've had her quarantined since yesterday evening, but I let her walk outside for a bit to stretch her legs and get some sunlight and fresh air. She perked up and got a bit of an appetite from that.

A little bummed because if she has MG, it's likely everyone does, if I'm understanding things right? Is it worth even quarantining her at all, if being with the others lessens her stress? When I have more funds next year, I'll get the flock properly tested. I can't afford it this year, unfortunately.

 

[Eggcessive]

MG can be common in some backyard flocks and in wild birds. Stress can bring out symptoms. You could separate her to control any exposure of the others. Hard to know if they have been exposed or not.

 

[Cinnaminute]

Quick update:

Gaz is doing a lot better! The bump on the side of her beak fell off. Just that one on top needs to fall off. And below her eye is still a bit swollen, but it's gone down a lot too.


Hazel has been doing great, good appetite again but she definitely hasn't liked being in quarantine. She's still dealing with bubbles in the corner of her left eye. But her Tylosin arrived today! So I got her started on that right away. Hoping it'll clear up soon so I can put her back in with the flock.

 

[Eggcessive]

Thanks for the update. They could have all been exposed earlier at the same time. Most of the time I keep my birds inside the coops with others in a dog crate with their own food and water. It can help them stay calm, and they don’t have to be reintegrated later after separation.

 

[Cinnaminute]

Thanks! I've been trying to give her some closeness with them daily. I always believe that keeping the ill as stress-free as possible is very important for their health and healing, so she's gotten plenty of time to sunbathe and forage too. I do things a tad differently than you, but she can see them and talk to them during the day while she roams a small section of the yard. She stays in the dog crate in the house with me at night, though, so she can stay a bit warmer. So first thing in the morning, she starts grumbling at me to go out and gets frustrated when I make her wait! So I'm happy she's at least behaving completely normal. But she misses prances around with the rooster. They're really close, so she's always pecking the bars for goodness knows how long because she wants in with him. I'm sure she misses sleeping beside him too. They've been really inseparable, grew up together and all that.

I'll update again soon with how she comes along as well as the other fowl pox cases. Thanks again for all the help!

 

[Cinnaminute]

Quick Update:

Hazel, the Speckled Sussex with the bubbly eye, cleared up in just 1 1/2 days on the Tylosin. I kept her on it for 4 days in total, since most info said 3-5 days and her symptoms were very mild. After the 4 days, she's in with the flock as normal and all has been well since.

As for the fowl pox, almost everyone who has got it has recovered. I have had one more hen get it, my White Leghorn Gretchen. She had the same issue as some others, lesions around the one eye. Couldn't open it much for days. Those fell off a couple days ago and she's recovering now and able to keep her eye mostly open.

So far I still have 4/19 who for sure have not gotten it. My family has been joking and saying it's the mean ones who haven't gotten sick. It's almost kind of true! Of those 4, two are my mean roosters. One is my mean little White Crested Black. She and the one rooster were literally surrounded by 7 sick hens and still have yet to get it. I'm sure these 4 will eventually get sick... or maybe not. I'm prepared for it, at least. But I'm still doing what I can to tend to everyone and keep things clean.

Leslie, the original has relapsed a bit... That or her symptoms/recovery has been super slow. Or perhaps that original bump truly wasn't fowl pox. It's odd, because she got the bumps on her wattle again after being clear for over a week. Then the past couple days, she's gotten two lesions on her beak that are growing in size by the day. Hopefully after this peaks and subsides,she'll be fully over it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Quick Update:

Hazel, the Speckled Sussex with the bubbly eye, cleared up in just 1 1/2 days on the Tylosin. I kept her on it for 4 days in total, since most info said 3-5 days and her symptoms were very mild. After the 4 days, she's in with the flock as normal and all has been well since.

As for the fowl pox, almost everyone who has got it has recovered. I have had one more hen get it, my White Leghorn Gretchen. She had the same issue as some others, lesions around the one eye. Couldn't open it much for days. Those fell off a couple days ago and she's recovering now and able to keep her eye mostly open.

So far I still have 4/19 who for sure have not gotten it. My family has been joking and saying it's the mean ones who haven't gotten sick. It's almost kind of true! Of those 4, two are my mean roosters. One is my mean little White Crested Black. She and the one rooster were literally surrounded by 7 sick hens and still have yet to get it. I'm sure these 4 will eventually get sick... or maybe not. I'm prepared for it, at least. But I'm still doing what I can to tend to everyone and keep things clean.

Leslie, the original has relapsed a bit... That or her symptoms/recovery has been super slow. Or perhaps that original bump truly wasn't fowl pox. It's odd, because she got the bumps on her wattle again after being clear for over a week. Then the past couple days, she's gotten two lesions on her beak that are growing in size by the day. Hopefully after this peaks and subsides,she'll be fully over it.

Thank you for the update.

I'm glad to hear most have or are in recovery.

I'd keep watch on Leslie, if she's struggling, she may need the Tylosin as well(?).