Fowlpox virus

[Caralj65]

I have a handsome rooster with fowlpox virus. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to take care of this. My vet doesn’t deal with chickens. It’s not very bad yet so I’m hoping there is something I can do.

 

[Thunder344]

Are you sure its fowlpox? It could be frostbite.

 

[coach723]

Those look like pecking injuries, not pox.

 

[Caralj65]

Are you sure its fowlpox? It could be frostbite.

Not too sure kept him in the garage during cold weather and put vaseline on him and the others and he’s the only one who ended up with the spots How can I tell the difference?

 

[Thunder344]

Not too sure kept him in the garage during cold weather and put vaseline on him and the others and he’s the only one who ended up with the spots How can I tell the difference?

Fowlpox is black scabs on exposed skin. Frostbite is just the tips that turned black, not scabs.

 

[Thunder344]

This is what fowlpox looks like.

 

[Caralj65]

Fowlpox is black scabs on exposed skin. Frostbite is just the tips that turned black, not scabs.

That’s good news then. Is there something I should do for the frostbite?

 

[Thunder344]

That’s good news then. Is there something I should do for the frostbite?

There is nothing you really can do. Vaseline is a good idea, it has worked for me before. Also, make sure the coop is well ventilated.

 

[Vicker]

My flock has had fowl pox but it is the dry kind. The wet kind is more lethal. They haven't had any real problems from it. There are things you can add to their water to support their immune system. Yours doesn't look that bad. There are some good articles by Ag Extension or University sites about treating fowl pox and about vaccinating new birds. Last year I bought 4 chicks from TSC that hadn't been near my adult flock yet when they got a bad case. I lost 2 of them. Their eyes and throats had lesions.

 

[Vicker]

That’s good news then. Is there something I should do for the frostbite?

That does not look like frostbite to me. That looks like scabs.