Help. My new chicks are sick

Elgazar

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Hi. Im new here. I started raising chickens lat summer when I rescued some adult chickens. A few weeks ago I purchased 10 baby chickens. I put them in a cage inside the large cage so both flucks get used to eachother. After 2 weeks I put them together and the big ones were picking on small ones spo I took them out in the cage in the garage so that they can calm down because the others were picking on them. I thought what they had on their face was from the others peaking them but it's getting worse. Can you guys help me.

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Hi. Im new here. I started raising chickens lat summer when I rescued some adult chickens. A few weeks ago I purchased 10 baby chickens. I put them in a cage inside the large cage so both flucks get used to eachother. After 2 weeks I put them together and the big ones were picking on small ones spo I took them out in the cage in the garage so that they can calm down because the others were picking on them. I thought what they had on their face was from the others peaking them but it's getting worse. Can you guys help me. View attachment 2239472View attachment 2239471View attachment 2239467View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239467View attachment 2239468View attachment 2239469View attachment 2239470View attachment 2239471View attachment 2239472View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239467View attachment 2239468View attachment 2239469View attachment 2239470View attachment 2239471View attachment 2239472View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239467View attachment 2239468View attachment 2239469View attachment 2239470View attachment 2239471View attachment 2239472View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239467View attachment 2239468View attachment 2239469View attachment 2239470View attachment 2239471View attachment 2239472View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239463View attachment 2239465View attachment 2239467View attachment 2239468View attachment 2239469View attachment 2239470View attachment 2239471View attachment 2239472
Please NEVER put baby chicks in with adult hens... they are WAY too young! They shouldn’t be put in until they are fully grown and even then there can be problems...this could be infected wounds or a disease. You will need to find a coop for the chickens until they are big enough to be introduced. Try treating the sores with a cream designed for poultry and giving them some antibiotics. Do they seem sick apart from the sores?
 
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Hi. Im new here. I started raising chickens lat summer when I rescued some adult chickens. A few weeks ago I purchased 10 baby chickens. I put them in a cage inside the large cage so both flucks get used to eachother. After 2 weeks I put them together and the big ones were picking on small ones spo I took them out in the cage in the garage so that they can calm down because the others were picking on them. I thought what they had on their face was from the others peaking them but it's getting worse. Can you guys help me.
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Edit: It look's like some type of fowl pox or something like it to me.
I agree, it looks like Fowl Pox to me as well.

@Elgazar where are you located in the world?

Are there any lesions inside their beaks or just on the outside?
Fowl Pox is a virus and has to run it's course. Do what you can to encourage them to eat/drink.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/
 
It looks like the dry form of fowl pox. It affects young chicks much more seriously. Watch for scabs covering nostrils or blocking eyes where they may have trouble breathing or cannot see food or water. Sickest birds could have the wet form of pox, so look inside the beak and throat for any yellow scabs or lesions. They might need to be fed a wet chicken feed mash to get enough to eat. Do not disturb scabs unless they ate covering nostrils. Betadine could be applied to scabs to help dry them.
 

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