Fowl Pox or Mites?

Wild--Star

Songster
6 Years
Sep 22, 2015
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Recently my hens had mites and after that i noticed one of my hens has black crusty sores and a few red ones around her comb and around her beak its very raised with black and crusty sores. I thought it was just the mites but now im worried that its fowl pox. What should i do??? I have them currently on Oxymav B but I think i need something else. I dont want to separate them either as their is only the two and they might stress. The mites have caused the other hen to loose all he feathers and im worried shes very fragile but she hasnt got any of the black spots.
I need info
Please help :(
 
:frow

If you could post some pics that would be great please. If it is fowl pox I'm afraid medication wont help as fowl pox is a virus that will need to take its course and antibiotics will not help against a virus. You won't need to seperate if you only have 2 birds as your other hen is more that like already incubating the virus, it can pass from bird to bird very easily I'm afraid.

http://backyardchickens.com/a/avian-pox-how-to-treat-your-chickens-for-avian-pox
 

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