Fowl Pox? Or something else?

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I have 3 necked neck chickens, one adult hens, and 2 juveniles (I think one of each sex).
My adult hens had one sore that healed. My two juveniles still look gross and I honestly don't know if they are getting better or worse.
The pullet hangs back, she is the furthest from the camera in the pictures with both of them. The Cockerel is closest to the camera and in the two close up shots.
They both seem active and happy. Does this look like wet fowl pox? If yes, what should I do? If no, what are your thoughts?

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Bonus points if you want to try and guess the gender of the bantam silkie below. The silkie and the necked necks are all about 4.5 months old. I think the silkie is a pullet, but that could be wishful thinking. 🤷‍♀️

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I have 3 necked neck chickens, one adult hens, and 2 juveniles (I think one of each sex).
My adult hens had one sore that healed. My two juveniles still look gross and I honestly don't know if they are getting better or worse.
The pullet hangs back, she is the furthest from the camera in the pictures with both of them. The Cockerel is closest to the camera and in the two close up shots.
They both seem active and happy. Does this look like wet fowl pox? If yes, what should I do? If no, what are your thoughts?

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Bonus points if you want to try and guess the gender of the bantam silkie below. The silkie and the necked necks are all about 4.5 months old. I think the silkie is a pullet, but that could be wishful thinking. 🤷‍♀️

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Better picture of the silkie is needed (close comb and side profile). @Wyorp Rock I may be wrong. But that does not just look like fowl pox to me…
 
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I have 3 necked neck chickens, one adult hens, and 2 juveniles (I think one of each sex).
My adult hens had one sore that healed. My two juveniles still look gross and I honestly don't know if they are getting better or worse.
The pullet hangs back, she is the furthest from the camera in the pictures with both of them. The Cockerel is closest to the camera and in the two close up shots.
They both seem active and happy. Does this look like wet fowl pox? If yes, what should I do? If no, what are your thoughts?

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Bonus points if you want to try and guess the gender of the bantam silkie below. The silkie and the necked necks are all about 4.5 months old. I think the silkie is a pullet, but that could be wishful thinking. 🤷‍♀️

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Also, both naked necks look like cockerels to me…
 
I agree that it doesn't look like fowl pox.

This is just an idea, but I wonder if that could be favus? I don't know if favus would cause yellowing like that, but there is a good bit of white there as well. Maybe someone can confirm or deny.

Is there crusting like that any other place on their bodies? Under the feathers?
 
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I just noticed this yellowing on your pullet's feet. Is this just debris stuck to her or is this also the same kind of scabing? I don't see it on your cockerel so I'm just curious.
 
RE: Pullet's foot... I have misters that go off on the afternoons, so it is kinda hard to tell if she stepped in something - it gets pretty muddy and they take turns playing in the mud. 🤦‍♀️ We are due for some actual rain today/tomorrow so I am monitoring the foot.
They started ou looking more like a sore/scab, but I was out of state and my husband didn't pay too much attention. I noticed it on the adult hens and the young pullet first and thought maybe the cockerel was coming into manhood and hadn't learned to be gentle yet. As they have "healed" they have turned more yellow. I will try to get a picture of the adult hen today, but we have 21 acres for them to roam, gotta find her first!

RE: Both being cockerels.... Only one has saddle feathers at this point, but no crowing or eggs yet, so anything is possible.

I have 8 adult hens, 10 3-5 month old chicks, and 6 under 3 month old chicks. The adult NN and these two are the only ones I have noticed anything like this. I know the hens I was chasing out of my cat's food yesterday don't have any discoloration on their feet. Lol
 
That was easy enough, the hens were waiting on me to feed the cats.
Here is Kraken, my adult NN.
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This is Derry, she has been broody the past couple days and this is the first good look I have had of her. She looks to have something white on her comb?
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And finally, a close up of the NN pullet's (Pecky) feet.
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The silkie is too shy to let me get a good picture, but I don't see any streamers or a comb. Fingers crossed - I want her to raise my guinea eggs/keets. Lol.
 

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