Fowl pox and chicks

[Stino12]

Hey lovelies,

In the last week I've noticed black spots on my roo. They've come up very quickly and one other hen has them. Shes been sitting on eggs for about 18 days. Very minor spots I had to look really closely for. The hen that is glued to his side has none and the last hen has none. I'm just assuming its fowl pox because of other threads. All hens and roo are healthy and living their best lives, no change in behaviour or diet. 2 are broody.

My question is, is this going to kill the new chicks? They're due to hatch on the 13th. I'm hesitant to take them from Mumma just because she's been sitting on them for so long and I have 4 x week old chicks inside in a brooder already.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It doesn't look like pox to me. Looks like peck wounds possibly.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would agree that it doesn’t appear to be fowl pox. I see a wound on the waddle, and a couple of pecks or fly bites. Mosquitoes are the main insects that spread fowl pox. By now if it is cooling down where you live, the possibility of fowl pox is lower.

 

[Stino12]

They aren't raised or scabs at all so it's definitely possible it's not pox. I was just expecting the worst Im in Australia and it's been very wet and very hot, we get alot of storms during spring. So mosquitos are definitely around. I'll just keep an eye on them. Could have been the older hen she's very bossy and chases him sometimes and now that she's broody she has gotten even worse