Flock getting Fowlpox

[Chickencarer515]

Hey guys a couple of days ago my sister informed me that some of our flock had fowlpox in particular one of our leghorns has quite a few spots on her face is there anyway we can help cure it/make sure it doesn’t spread I’ll insert a photo of our girl,

Its not the best photo but she was getting upset so I just got a a quick pic we weren’t sure if ivermectin would help but we gave her 3 drops on her neck i know nothing about this disease so it would be amazing if you could give me all the knowledge you’ve got! I honestly don’t want to see them get worse

 

[Chickencarer515]

Also she accidentally knocked one of the sores on her cone that’s why there’s blood

 

[Pickensandchigs]

That may be something else.. Could be many things, things that aren't so bad.

 

[Shadrach]

Hey guys a couple of days ago my sister informed me that some of our flock had fowlpox in particular one of our leghorns has quite a few spots on her face is there anyway we can help cure it/make sure it doesn’t spread I’ll insert a photo of our girl,View attachment 3133149
Its not the best photo but she was getting upset so I just got a a quick pic we weren’t sure if ivermectin would help but we gave her 3 drops on her neck

There are two types of fowl pox, wet and dry. There is no known cure for either.
It is highly contagious and will pass from chicken to chicken. It's a virus and as such is transmittable through breathing.
Ivermectin will not treat it.
It is best to let it run it's course. It's rarely fatal and if you didn't seperate the infected chickens straight away then the probability is it will already have been passed to others.
Do not try to treat any lesions or spots with anything. Just let the virus run through the flock.

 

[Chickencarer515]

That may be something else.. Could be many things, things that aren't so bad.

Yeah it’s hard to tell in the photo but it’s definitely fowlpox

 

[Pickensandchigs]

Yeah it’s hard to tell in the photo but it’s definitely fowlpox

There ya have it.

 

[Pickensandchigs]

Ivermectin is an antiviral drug, an award winning antiviral drug. Its uses go past being a dewormer.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7539925/

 

[Chickencarer515]

Ivermectin is an antiviral drug, an award winning antiviral drug. Its uses go past being a dewormer.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7539925/

Yeah we didn’t know whether it would help but it’s was the only thing we could think of to do at the time, do you know much about fowlpox?

 

[Chickencarer515]

There are two types of fowl pox, wet and dry. There is no known cure for either.

It is highly contagious and will pass from chicken to chicken. It's a virus and as such is transmittable through breathing.
Ivermectin will not treat it.
It is best to let it run it's course. It's rarely fatal and if you didn't seperate the infected chickens straight away then the probability is it will already have been passed to others.
Do not try to treat any lesions or spots with anything. Just let the virus run through the flock.

Thank you for your advice hopefully it they all survive it and it doesn’t get worse! Have your flock ever had it?

 

[Pickensandchigs]

Yeah we didn’t know whether it would help but it’s was the only thing we could think of to do at the time, do you know much about fowlpox?

Only a bit of experience from years back. I'm no expert. I was just relating to why you might reach for the ivermectin..