Fowl Pox in Pullet.. Affect egg production?

[Caseyluvschickens1]

I have 4 pullets, all 4 mos, with varying degrees of fowl Pox. We are about a month from onset. They are healing. Some have more specs than others and some very minimal. None had started laying. Will this affect their ability to lay? I am seeing signs out of all of them like squatting, waddles and Combs. Getting redder but still no eggs.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have any pictures of the pox scabs? They should do well after recovering. Hens who are laying while fighting pox can slow egg laying, but they should be recovered by the onset of laying soon. Have you seen any with signs of wet pox, which include yellow spots or gunks inside the beak or throat?

 

[Caseyluvschickens1]

No signs of wet. Turkeys had it first. They are almost completely recovered. One pullet has it worse than others. But she is healing now too. I have pic of turkey pox but not any of chickens. None of the girls were laying yet but we got them at a day old on 2/20. The starlight egger comb is reddening and squatting same with the sapphire gem. But no eggs?? Other breed is black americauna. What am I doing wrong??? I see posts on FB groups where people that got theirs later are already laying. So I figured it may be because of the fowl pox? Also, we had a lot of grower feed so we were using that up before starting layer pellets. But I give oyster shells. Should I switch to layer feed? Could that be the cause? Temps are high in Savannah but their area is shady and Abt 15-20 degrees cooler.

 

[nuthatched]

Four months is a little young to lay, most birds lay between 18-22 weeks.

 

[FrostRanger]

The fowl pox won't affect their future egglaying abilities in the slightest. You're doing absolutely nothing wrong, they'll lay in due time, nothing you can do to speed that up. Best that they do wait a bit as it's better for their long term health. Ik it's hard to be patient but they'll start laying soon enough!

 

[Eggcessive]

My chickens started laying around 20-24 weeks. Some breeds start later. Some hybrid se link chickens may start after 16 weeks, but those breeds may not lay eggs for more than a couple of years. I don’t start layer feed until they start laying or at 20 weeks. Otherwise layer feed has way too much calcium in it, which can damage the kidneys in young non-laying birds.