Fowl pox after injury to comb on young hen...

[Crow craftsman]

So its a long story, but my rooster pecked my hen, tore her comb real bad. Took her to a vet, got things cleaned up and perscribed. There was this antibiotic powder medication given for putting on the wound every other day for a week, but i noticed rashes on the poor bird after the treatment, so i assumed she was allergic to the powder. So i stopped treatment, and the comb looked alright after a while. But those sores and rashes grew, from her wattle to her face. Then, i learned about fowl pox...

So theres supposedly no real cure for fowl pox, but my bird has loss of appetite and general lethargy, also perhaps as she is away from the others and feels lonely. I put betadine and turmeric on the sores, turmeric being a local nepali remedy. Then, i noticed my other hen, younger, had a sudden and worse case of fowl pox, spread by this one, likely while i was letting them all out to forage greens. So now i have two poxy hens in a dog cage, fumbling about with betadine and turmeric.... what should i do??

 

[DLA]

So its a long story, but my rooster pecked my hen, tore her comb real bad. Took her to a vet, got things cleaned up and perscribed. There was this antibiotic powder medication given for putting on the wound every other day for a week, but i noticed rashes on the poor bird after the treatment, so i assumed she was allergic to the powder. So i stopped treatment, and the comb looked alright after a while. But those sores and rashes grew, from her wattle to her face. Then, i learned about fowl pox...

So theres supposedly no real cure for fowl pox, but my bird has loss of appetite and general lethargy, also perhaps as she is away from the others and feels lonely. I put betadine and turmeric on the sores, turmeric being a local nepali remedy. Then, i noticed my other hen, younger, had a sudden and worse case of fowl pox, spread by this one, likely while i was letting them all out to forage greens. So now i have two poxy hens in a dog cage, fumbling about with betadine and turmeric.... what should i do??

Hope this helps! https://poultrydvm.com/condition/fowl-pox

 

[Eggcessive]

Luckily, fowl pox is a limited virus, and is spread by mosquitoes primarily in hot weather. It lasts around 3 weeks in the dry form which causes scabs on the comb, face, and wattles. There is no treatment. More rarely one may have wet or diphtheritic fowl pox which causes yellow lesions inside the beak and throat making it difficult to eat and drink. Scabs should be left alone to dry and heal, but the fallen scabs can be contagious. Make sure they are eating and drinking normally. Sometimes the scabs can be near the eyes where their eyesight may prevent them from seeing food and a secondary infection could be a problem. Here is some reading:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/