Help confirming what appears to be Avian Pox?

[jgcalifornia]

Is this what I think it is?
None of my hens have ever had pox before. Out of the blue 3 out of 4 hens look like the attached pics.
I've never had to deal with Avian pox before. If indeed this is what it is, any help is appreciated.
Yesterday I rubbed coconut oil on the wounds and gave each of them 1ml of Nutri Drench.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes that appears to be the dry fowm of avian pox, a virus spread by mosquitoes. I would be inclined to put some antibiotic ointment or drops into the eyes of those affected on eyelids to help prevent a secondary bacterial infection. If one seems especially ill, you may look inside the beak and throat for any yellow patches that can be wet fowl pox, a more serious form. It makes it painful for them to eat and drink. Remember the ones with affected eyes may not see well enough to eat and drink, so they may need some help. Pox usually spreads slowly through the flock with direct contact and dropped scabs and other ways, but the affected ones usually recover in 2-3 weeks. Perhaps separating the sick birds in a pen may be helpful in it's control. Here is some reading:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/07/fowl-pox-prevention-treatment.html
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/195/fowl-pox/
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm021

 

[jgcalifornia]

Thank you for this info.
"put some antibiotic ointment or drops into the eyes of those affected on eyelids to help prevent a secondary bacterial infection."
Tobramycin drops? Terramycin ointment? Something else? This is just for the eyes but what about the comb and ear areas?
Is there anything I should be giving them as an internal antibiotic?
Thanks again.

 

[Eggcessive]

It will not treat the skin scabs, since they are viral. The antibiotic may help to prevent or treat bacterial eye infections, since the scabs may cause the eyes develop conditions ripe for bacterial infection. I would not disturb skin scabs, but some like to apply iodine or betadine to them. Terramycin or Vetropolycin eye ointments are good. Ciprofloxacin eye drops and Tobramycin would work, but Tobramycin is better for gram negative E.coli and pseudomonas bacteria, common around coops. The ointments are good for gram positive bacteria such as staph and MG.

Internal antibiotics usually won't affect a virus, but if I had a really sick or dying bird, I might try one in case they have a secondary bacterial infection.

 

[jgcalifornia]

So far the pox seem to be getting better. What has me concerned are the pox that were on the beak and look like they have now gotten inside her mouth.

 

[jgcalifornia]

Also, when I was rubbing coconut oil on her scabs today, one of them lifted (see pic).
These were the feathers covering her ear, which also seems to have yellow like pus inside.

 

[bhaugh]

Wet pox is unfortunately more difficult to treat. I have treated wet pox diligently with herbs and vitamin supplements because although the birds eat well they don't gain any weight and can starve.

 

[jgcalifornia]

Is that what that is?

 

[bhaugh]

It looks like it. Mine was very hard to see. The pox actually infiltrated the esophagus and the lesions blocked off the ability of the food to go down into the crop. I'm not sure if you can treat wet pox with an antibiotic since it is a virus that's why I used herbs to treat mine. Birds can and often die from wet pox

 

[jgcalifornia]

what are you using to treat? Is it working?