Hens Eyes Sealed Up -UPDATE: PICTURES-

[Sonoran Silkies]

Any eyedrop that is antimicrobial should help with fowl pox eye lesions--this would include contact lens wetting solutions (definitely NOT cleaning solutions which cause tissue damage if they get into the eyes). Listering (the original kind) works well for mouth and throat lesions.

 

[SarahFair]

Well I think its small pox.
I was checkin everyone today and some of them I saw black spots on their combs and wattles. One had a black raised bump that looked wet but was dry. The others were just spots. Some had nothing at all

I looked in their mouthes and every thing seemed normal and clear


The hen I think has wet and dry pox. I think Im going to cull her as she doesnt seem to be getting any better and I dont want it further spreading..

I just dont understand how they got it.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Fowl pox, not small pox. The illness takes its time; culling makes little sense if she is holding her own, and it will not prevent the illness from spreading. It takes direct contact, such as a bird with a wound rubbing the wound against her lesions. Pecking can cause it to spread. This is one reason I generally separate ill birds from ones who are not.

Fowl pox is most commonly spread by mosquitos and other biting insects such as mites and lice. Chances are pretty high that the wild birds in your area are affected, and probably the chickens down the road. Mosquitos actually travel some distance--I am not sure of their range, but it is fairly large.

Your best bets on containing the outbreak is to spray for mosquitos & remove standing water. I also recommend spraying the coops nightly with mosquito repellant.

Fowl pox causes death only if the bird cannot eat or cannot breathe. A bird who has recovered is immune. It does not remain in a carrier state.

If the hen has lesions in her mouth and throat, swab them with listerine at least twice daily, removing as much of the gunky buildup as you can. Use the original, horrid tasting listerine, not the wimpy modern kind. It will initially be somewhat painful/uncomfortable, and will probably bleed a bit, but it will likely save her life.

 

[SarahFair]

Quote:
Fowl pox, not small pox. The illness takes its time; culling makes little sense if she is holding her own, and it will not prevent the illness from spreading. It takes direct contact, such as a bird with a wound rubbing the wound against her lesions. Pecking can cause it to spread. This is one reason I generally separate ill birds from ones who are not.

Fowl pox is most commonly spread by mosquitos and other biting insects such as mites and lice. Chances are pretty high that the wild birds in your area are affected, and probably the chickens down the road. Mosquitos actually travel some distance--I am not sure of their range, but it is fairly large.

Your best bets on containing the outbreak is to spray for mosquitos & remove standing water. I also recommend spraying the coops nightly with mosquito repellant.

Fowl pox causes death only if the bird cannot eat or cannot breathe. A bird who has recovered is immune. It does not remain in a carrier state.

If the hen has lesions in her mouth and throat, swab them with listerine at least twice daily, removing as much of the gunky buildup as you can. Use the original, horrid tasting listerine, not the wimpy modern kind. It will initially be somewhat painful/uncomfortable, and will probably bleed a bit, but it will likely save her life.

haha yes FOWL pox. I dont know why I said small

Im just sad hearing her cry and seeing her eyes.

How long does it usually take for the fowl pox to run is corse?

 

[Feathered Wings]

I had fowl pox run thru my entire flock last year and it was spread by mosquitoes which had bitten a trio of mutt chickens i bought that were supposed to be something they weren't.
The pic you posted is Fowl Pox it is not a fungus and if the lesions are not removed they could grow into the eye blinding the hen.
I used tincture of iodine for the lesions it helps to dry them up and yes it really works.
Mine went from Dry to Wet and they developed growth in their throats which i had to remove with Qtips and swab their mouths with iodine.
I lost about 6 to the wet pox but the ones that had the dry did much better and their lesion healed quickly with the Tincture of Iodine.
You can find the Iodine in any pharmacy i got mine at ingles and it's all i use for cuts and injury's

GOOD NEWS it is rarely fatal only the wet pox can be fatal if the lesion aren't removed from thier throats they can't eat and some grow so big they suffocate the chicken.

Remove the lesions from the hens eyes and treat them with Iodine and any of the others who have them do the same at least twice a day.
Keep a watch for Wet Pox it sometimes can develop during the dry pox if you see a chicken with it's mouth open struggling to breath check their throat for growths.

I had it go thru about 30 chickens and it took me 2 months to get it under control
I ended up having to vaccinate 50 chickens i had in quarantine so they wouldn't contract it.

Good Luck and if you have any more questions PM me

 

[eggsrcool]

I agree wit the suggestrions above- I have a page of information for fowl pox on my BYC page- https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=31743-fowl-pox-cocci-mareks-info

Iodine helps to clear up the warts on her, but Fowl Pox will clear up eventually.

Hope this helps.

 

[Elite Silkies]

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How do they get fowl pox?

I also agree that it's fowl pox. Mosquitoes transmit it. I would use iodine and make sure you give them plenty of protein to keep up their health and they should be fine. I would give eggs, oatmeal, peanut butter. I mix all of that together and mine love it.

 

[Elite Silkies]

Quote:
Fowl pox, not small pox. The illness takes its time; culling makes little sense if she is holding her own, and it will not prevent the illness from spreading. It takes direct contact, such as a bird with a wound rubbing the wound against her lesions. Pecking can cause it to spread. This is one reason I generally separate ill birds from ones who are not.

Fowl pox is most commonly spread by mosquitos and other biting insects such as mites and lice. Chances are pretty high that the wild birds in your area are affected, and probably the chickens down the road. Mosquitos actually travel some distance--I am not sure of their range, but it is fairly large.

Your best bets on containing the outbreak is to spray for mosquitos & remove standing water. I also recommend spraying the coops nightly with mosquito repellant.

Fowl pox causes death only if the bird cannot eat or cannot breathe. A bird who has recovered is immune. It does not remain in a carrier state.

If the hen has lesions in her mouth and throat, swab them with listerine at least twice daily, removing as much of the gunky buildup as you can. Use the original, horrid tasting listerine, not the wimpy modern kind. It will initially be somewhat painful/uncomfortable, and will probably bleed a bit, but it will likely save her life.

Sonoran........ I was wondering if was okay to spray their coops with Mosquito repellent? So, I am assuming that it is safe for them. Can you spray the coops with them in there? Or before they go to roost at night?

 

[SarahFair]

So...
What and how do I remove from the hens eye?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Apply the iodine to the sores around her eyes. I would be careful to not get the iodine in her eye. If you want to use eye drops you can use contact lens wetting or soaking solution. As the sores dry up, you can then remove them.

Yes, you can spray mosquito repellant around the chickens--but use the kind such as you would spray on yourself or your kids. What I did was spray the outside edges of my coops (which are all wire), essentially trying to repel them from the coop itself. I also hung up the wristbands that are impregnated with repellant on the outside of the coop.