Fowlpox? What should i do?

[Paulinefrn]

Hello everyone!
I have a month-old pullet with very swollen spots at the base of her beak, and on her face, and i have only noticed it a few days ago. I suspect it is fowlpox, but i am not sure, being new at raising chickens. She seems to be walking, eating and drinking with no problem. I have not done anything so far as i am currently not home, and won't be for about two weeks. My father is taking care of her, and i am not sure what to tell him to do. I will post a picture when i get one.

Any help or advice is appreciated,
Pauline

 

[PirateGirl]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ng-graphic-pictures-under-construction.47704/

This might help you or your father identify if it is in fact fowl pox. There are lots of photos. If it is really pox I believe it mostly just has to run its course and there's not too much you can do.

 

[Eggcessive]

Pictures certainly can help. Are you seeing mosquitoes around now? Fowl pox is a virus carried by mosquitoes and other insects, and causes scabs that last for a few weeks. The scabs are contagious when they fall, and pox may travel slowly through your flock for weeks to months. Most chickens recover without treatment. Pox scabs can appear different in each chicken. I have only seen one or two scabs on a chicken, but in some warm and tropical regions, scabs can be all over the face, comb, wattles, and around eyes. Some chickens may develop wet pox inside their beaks, throat, esophagus, and airway, which is much more serious and can be deadly. If any stop eating, look inside the beak for yellow plaques. Here is some reading about pox:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

 

[Paulinefrn]

Here is a picture of the chick. Also, sorry! Just realized this thread was uploaded twice.

 

[Paulinefrn]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ng-graphic-pictures-under-construction.47704/

This might help you or your father identify if it is in fact fowl pox. There are lots of photos. If it is really pox I believe it mostly just has to run its course and there's not too much you can do.

Thank you for the pictures! It really doesn't look like those, but i don't know what else it could be...

 

[Paulinefrn]

Pictures certainly can help. Are you seeing mosquitoes around now? Fowl pox is a virus carried by mosquitoes and other insects, and causes scabs that last for a few weeks. The scabs are contagious when they fall, and pox may travel slowly through your flock for weeks to months. Most chickens recover without treatment. Pox scabs can appear different in each chicken. I have only seen one or two scabs on a chicken, but in some warm and tropical regions, scabs can be all over the face, comb, wattles, and around eyes. Some chickens may develop wet pox inside their beaks, throat, esophagus, and airway, which is much more serious and can be deadly. If any stop eating, look inside the beak for yellow plaques. Here is some reading about pox:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

Thank you very much, i do live in a warm and tropical region where there are huge amounts of mosquitoes. That certainly doesn't help! Could i ask you to check the picture of my chick, which i uploaded as a relpy to this thread, to make sure that it actually is fowlpox? I am now doubting my first identification of the disease ..

 

[Eggcessive]

I have been following and posting on your other duplicate thread here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fowlpox-what-should-i-do.1265258/