Fowl Pox

[3 Chicks]

I have researched fowl pox on this site and believe that one of my chickens has it based on the bumps on her beak. They line up perfectly with the pictures I see posted here. My questions are: 1. are there 2 different strains of fowl pox (one wet, one dry), 2. does wet pox turn into dry pox or, 3. does wet pox erupt in the throat and beak and look like dry pox. The reason I am asking is that I know one of my chickens had dry pox and has recovered.

If my chicken has wet pox, what do I need to do to help her? Will she survive as it runs its course if it's wet pox? She seems to feel okay. I looked in her mouth and don't see anything. She is eating and pooping normally. The only thing that concerns me are the bumps on her beak and she has some nasal drainage (discovered when I was swabbing the lesion on her beak with peroxide).

Thanks for you help.

 

[3 Chicks]

Just looked and another chicken has sores on beak this morning--this makes 3 of 3! Since the first chicken had dry pox and has recovered does that mean the other definitely have dry pox or can it still be wet?

Thanks!

 

[kuntrygirl]

How are your chickens doing?