Fowl Pox?

[Blessedwithhens]

Hi all, this is hen. My bantam Japanese Cochin. She is 8 months old.
Are these fowl pox? I noticed them on Monday.
I put Iodine on them and gave her extra vitamins (nutri drench and rooster booster pellets in food).
I haven’t noticed pox on the other ladies yet, my 3 older hens had fowl pox last year, and I only have one other hen at the same time as hen.
Any suggestions for care? Should I quarantine her? They all free range so please suggest how to quarantine if that’s beat, maybe just quarantine at night?
I also have Vet RX on hand so I could use that, but I’m not certain what it’s for, I just bought it and put in my chicken ER kit…see picture of ER kit in case there’s anything else I could use to help.

I have yet to find a vet in my area Fort Worth, TX that vaccinated chickens…

 

[casportpony]

That does look like a mild case of pox. Do you have a food scale that you can weigh her on?

 

[Blessedwithhens]

That does look like a mild case of pox. Do you have a food scale that you can weigh her on?

Yes, just to keep track of her weight daily or something?

 

[Blessedwithhens]

Hi all, this is hen. My bantam Japanese Cochin. She is 8 months old.
Are these fowl pox? I noticed them on Monday.
I put Iodine on them and gave her extra vitamins (nutri drench and rooster booster pellets in food).
I haven’t noticed pox on the other ladies yet, my 3 older hens had fowl pox last year, and I only have one other hen at the same time as hen.
Any suggestions for care? Should I quarantine her? They all free range so please suggest how to quarantine if that’s beat, maybe just quarantine at night?
I also have Vet RX on hand so I could use that, but I’m not certain what it’s for, I just bought it and put in my chicken ER kit…see picture of ER kit in case there’s anything else I could use to help.

I have yet to find a vet in my area Fort Worth, TX that vaccinated chickens…

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Hen is also acting broody since Monday. Doesn’t want to leave the nest, and sometimes pecks if you try to remove her.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

It does look like fowl pox. No need to quarantine as they are all exposed. You just let it run it's course.

 

[Blessedwithhens]

It does look like fowl pox. No need to quarantine as they are all exposed. You just let it run it's course.

Thank you

 

[Eggcessive]

It does look like pox with the scabs on comb, face, earlobe and around the eyes. It is a virus spread by mosquitoes and through dropped scabs. You can put iodine on scabs, but otherwise, do not disturb or remove them. Dropped scabs may become powdery and can remain infectious for some rime in the future. Normally healthy grown chickens recover in about a month, unless they develop the more severe wet pox that causes yellow material inside the beak and throat. Here is some reading about pox and vaccines:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/
http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fowl-pox-backyard-flocks

 

[Blessedwithhens]

It does look like pox with the scabs on comb, face, earlobe and around the eyes. It is a virus spread by mosquitoes and through dropped scabs. You can put iodine on scabs, but otherwise, do not disturb or remove them. Dropped scabs may become powdery and can remain infectious for some rime in the future. Normally healthy grown chickens recover in about a month, unless they develop the more severe wet pox that causes yellow material inside the beak and throat. Here is some reading about pox and vaccines:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/
http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fowl-pox-backyard-flocks

Thank you! I went the the chickens chick site right away, I love her informational website. I appreciate the info and time you took to respond. Would you quarantine or let it run its course through my flock of 5? No symptoms out of the others yet. The 3 older hens had it last fall. 2 of my older hens are molting now.

 

[Eggcessive]

Well, most chickens are immune for life to the same strain after contracting the pox virus. There is a chicken strain, a turkey strain, and a pigeon strain. So, for that few chickens, I would probably let them all get exposed. If you had a large flock, it might be good to separate the ones with pox scabs. In TX and other southern states, pox is a lot more common and can be serious. If I had a bad case or lived there I would consider vaccinating young ones before they are 8 weeks old. It is available in large quantities (1000 dose )online. Here is where to find it:
https://www.jefferspet.com/products...MIraf-pK2W9AIV1XxvBB3G-wQhEAQYAiABEgJh-vD_BwE

 

[Blessedwithhens]

Thank you. Hopefully I am not prematurely posting this, but hen was the only one to get them this year. I was really surprised her sister didnt get them as I got the two chicks together as day(s) old chicks from TSC in March this year. They are different breeds, so perhaps she came from a different breeder who vaccinated them?! Either way, I’m glad to see the others stay healthy. Poor little Dee has has a rough fall- Pox, Molting, and a portion of her top beak chipped off.