Fowl pox or favus?

Knock Kneed Hen

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So I think I have fowl pox on a couple of my chickens. I've got a couple of people that were coming to pick up eggs for hatching....I don't want to spread this to their flocks.
Should I be worried that giving eggs from my coop will spread the disease?

ETA: looks just like this, so I think I'm dealing with favus instead of pox. Great, I haven't been too careful handling them.
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=74158
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them out of the coop...probably picked it up from wild birds.
 
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I don't believe that it is transferred via eggs (only bird-to-bird or bird-to-mosquito-to-bird) - but you should definitely let your customer know and make that decision for themselves!
 
Thanks folks. I definitely would tell the recipients (not selling, just giving to fellow BYC'ers).
 

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