Fowl Pox - Advice on Best Practices for a Speedy Recovery

[Thas]

I’m seeking advice on best practices for follow-up care from fowl pox (cutaneous). Two are symptom-free, but I’m monitoring them closely. They roam freely in a fenced yard, and I plan to vaccinate the ones with no fowl pox (nothing set in as of yet).

I’ve read about treatment, isolation, and stress management to heal faster, but my concern is keeping one "sick" hen from feeling isolated while maintaining distance since the virus spreads through pecking of infected bugs, etc. or even each other and shared water. My hens are very social, often preening side by side or napping near my patio door together. I've set up separate watering stations with vitamins, apple cider vinegar, and electrolytes to boost their immune systems and have treated growths on the comb with Betadine.

What have others done in similar situations to balance social needs and prevent spread?

 

[Squawkers]

I’m seeking advice on best practices for follow-up care from fowl pox (cutaneous). Two are symptom-free, but I’m monitoring them closely. They roam freely in a fenced yard, and I plan to vaccinate the ones with no fowl pox (nothing set in as of yet).

I’ve read about treatment, isolation, and stress management to heal faster, but my concern is keeping one "sick" hen from feeling isolated while maintaining distance since the virus spreads through pecking of infected bugs, etc. or even each other and shared water. My hens are very social, often preening side by side or napping near my patio door together. I've set up separate watering stations with vitamins, apple cider vinegar, and electrolytes to boost their immune systems and have treated growths on the comb with Betadine.

What have others done in similar situations to balance social needs and prevent spread?
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Maybe don’t necessarily take my word for it, but I wouldn’t worry about it. As long as you don’t have any very old/young birds or ones that you think are especially vulnerable to getting sick. Fowl pox is extremely common and very rarely fatal. I would just give them a vitamin and mineral supplement and do your best to keep them stress free. It will pass on its own. But of course, it is always good to be careful!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Looks like Dry Form of Fowl Pox.

I usually do nothing when I have birds with Fowl Pox, I do watch to make sure they are eating/drinking. I leave mine with the flock.

A lot of people paint the lesions with Iodine to help dry the lesions up.