Help. My new chicks are sick

[Elgazar]

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.

 

[Eggcessive]

Could you go back and try to delete some of the multiple copies of pictures? That would make your thread easier to read by more. At the bottom of the post with pictures, just go back and hit the edit icon.

I would put some plain Neosporin twice a day on the eyes of the ones with eye scabs, since those can become infected with a secondary bacterial infection.

 

[Eggcessive]

Antibiotics will not treat fowl pox since it is caused by a virus carried by mosquitoes. The only antibiotic I would use, is antibiotic ointment in the eyes with scabs, since pox can create a good environment in the eye for bacterial infections. Here is some reading about fowl pox:
http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/fowl-pox-backyard-flocks

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Oh my...OP is brand new and obviously couldn't figure out how to remove the duplicate pictures so I highly doubt they know there's a report option.

I didn't know this was a new thing.
Thanks.

It's not really a new thing. In general we try to let peeps handle their own stuff as much as possible, or help them in doing so once they request assistance.

So, in this case it seems that the OP either isn't aware and/or isn't concerned to change it, and since it doesn't violate our rules, we're inclined to let them do their thing... unless they ask for assistance, at which point we're happy to step in.

 

[Eggcessive]

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.

 

[bradymars]

If it is dry pox you can put white shoe polish on the sores the kind that comes in a bottle with the dabberThis will dry it out and won’t hurt your birds. Old time remedy

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How old were these baby chickens when you got them, and where did you get them from?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hi. For some reason your pics posted multiple times, I don't know why. I can't help with your posted question but I would suggest you tag @Eggcessive or @Wyorp Rock in the morning and see if they can help. Good luck!

 

[BlueBaby]

How do I tag someone?

She just did tag them for you. You tag someone by putting the @ sign followed by the person that you want.

Edit: It look's like some type of fowl pox or something like it to me.

 

[The Backyard Bantams]

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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?