Fowl pox support, please??

[oakhavenmama]

Does this look like fowl pox? Does fowl pox cause them to scratch? Please offer any suggestions! Thank you!!

 

[oakhavenmama]

First two photos taken yesterday. She’s worse today. Bleeding and infected. I am dabbing hydrogen peroxide, being careful to keep out of eyes.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It does look like Fowl Pox to me.
Does she have any lesions inside her beak?

Normally you don't want to disturb scabs, but she's doing it for you. For her eyes I would put a dot of Terramycin eye ointment in the eye twice a day. For scabs not near her eyes, I would dot Iodine on those to help dry them up.

Here's some good info on Fowl Pox
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

While you are tending to her, check her well for lice and mites too.

 

[Meandmyhens3]

I don’t have much experience with fowl pox but it definitely resembles it so it’s possible. Separate her from the rest of the flock, and I’ve heard that you shouldn’t remove the scabs and that dabbing iodine on the scabs or wounds helps.

 

[oakhavenmama]

It does look like Fowl Pox to me.
Does she have any lesions inside her beak?

Normally you don't want to disturb scabs, but she's doing it for you. For her eyes I would put a dot of Terramycin eye ointment in the eye twice a day. For scabs not near her eyes, I would dot Iodine on those to help dry them up.

Here's some good info on Fowl Pox
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

While you are tending to her, check her well for lice and mites too.

Thank you so much for responding. This is hellacious. Ordered some terramycin eye gel, hope that’s ok. I don’t see lice or mites but I feel itchy after handling her. I have treated with sevin and putting poultry protector on her face around eyes. She’s worse today.
Have two others with lots of scabs, one seems to be around mouth more. What to do about mouth sores? I thought about giving them amoxicillin in water to control secondary infections. What do you think? Keeping the two who are worse inside due to heat, blood, and mosquitoes.
Thanks again.

 

[oakhavenmama]

I don’t have much experience with fowl pox but it definitely resembles it so it’s possible. Separate her from the rest of the flock, and I’ve heard that you shouldn’t remove the scabs and that dabbing iodine on the scabs or wounds helps.

Thank you so much for responding. Hope you never have to go through this! If i knew I would have vaccinated all. Valley Vet has vaccine. They are awesome, put me on phone with vet there and he said to just let it ride out. Too late for vaccine, all have been exposed.

 

[oakhavenmama]

Thanks y’all for your responses. It is so nice to have your support. it is so painful to see them like this.

 

[oakhavenmama]

Here’s my sweet Ginger. Pox seems to be more around her beak, although heavy in comb snd eyes too.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you so much for responding. This is hellacious. Ordered some terramycin eye gel, hope that’s ok. I don’t see lice or mites but I feel itchy after handling her. I have treated with sevin and putting poultry protector on her face around eyes. She’s worse today.
Have two others with lots of scabs, one seems to be around mouth more. What to do about mouth sores? I thought about giving them amoxicillin in water to control secondary infections. What do you think? Keeping the two who are worse inside due to heat, blood, and mosquitoes.
Thanks again.

Poor thing!

Fowl Pox is a virus, so antibiotics are usually an ineffective treatment, but some do use Tetracyclines in the water if it's wet form of fowl pox to help with secondary infection.
Amoxicillin in water...likely it would settle out unless you have a liquid suspension. Amoxicillin that I have is given orally by weight - 57mg per pound of weight orally twice a day for 10-14 days.

You can sanitize water with Iodine as described in the article I linked in my previous post.

 

[Meandmyhens3]

Thanks y’all for your responses. It is so nice to have your support. it is so painful to see them like this.

I can only imagine! I hope by your girls heal and recover to full health, good luck