Fowl Pox

[Thunder344]

So two pullets in the henhouse have fowl pox. Besides, vaccination, is their some type of other way to slow the spread before it infects all the other hens?

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

So two pullets in the henhouse have fowl pox. Besides, vaccination, is their some type of other way to slow the spread before it infects all the other hens?

Quarantine them, if you can. Separate the afflicted hens from the rest of the flock.

 

[Thunder344]

Thank you! i will try to keep them separate. Only one problem... One pullet has dry pox, and the other one wet. The wet pox pullet looks like she has this glossy, clear fluid on her beak which makes stuff always stick to it. Any way to get rid of that?

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Thank you! i will try to keep them separate. Only one problem... One pullet has dry pox, and the other one wet. The wet pox pullet looks like she has this glossy, clear fluid on her beak which makes stuff always stick to it. Any way to get rid of that?

I don't really know anything about treating the illness -- I was just suggesting how to slow the spread of it. Sorry.
I'd just wipe away the fluid when you notice it.
Good luck with your hens. I hope that someone else will be able to give you some more specific advice.

 

[Vickischics]

@Wyorp Rock posted this information in the past. Hope this helps.
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/07/fowl-pox-prevention-treatment.html
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/fowlpox/fowlpox-in-chickens-and-turkeys

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'll reply on your other thread.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-should-i-do-with-a-pullet-with-wet-pox.1417884/