Is this fowl pox

[TwoRavens]

Pics of the trough?

 

[TwoRavens]

I will take some more photos tomorrow afternoon and post them.

After watching them this afternoon a hen would occasionally come up and peck their comb and today was the first time that i have seen fresh blood on a couple of the tips of the comb on two of the 3 roos. We immediately sprayed their combs with a poultry antimicrobial spray and then isolated the roos. I have checked them pretty closely before and today is the first time i have seen fresh red blood on them.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

After watching them this afternoon a hen would occasionally come up and peck their comb and today was the first time that i have seen fresh blood on a couple of the tips of the comb on two of the 3 roos. We immediately sprayed their combs with a poultry antimicrobial spray and then isolated the roos. I have checked them pretty closely before and today is the first time i have seen fresh red blood on them.

i think what happened is he got some minor frostbite due to wet conditions, and some bully hens started pecking it, and made a habit of it.. do you have no pick?

 

[TwoRavens]

i think what happened is he got some minor frostbite due to wet conditions, and some bully hens started pecking it, and made a habit of it.. do you have no pick?

We do have some no pick. We isolated the roos for the next few days to see if their condition improves.
I mentioned before that this condition started slowly late last summer during the hot weather. Whatever they have got gradually worse throughout the late summer and fall...way before we even had a hint of cold weather and by cold i mean 40's and that was later during winter.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

We do have some no pick. We isolated the roos for the next few days to see if their condition improves.
I mentioned before that this condition started slowly last summer during the hot weather.

ok, then maybe he cut it on wire, and that is what attracted the hens to attack it.. sounds like you are doing good!

 

[TwoRavens]

ok, then maybe he cut it on wire, and that is what attracted the hens to attack it.. sounds like you are doing good!

Seems unlikely that the 2 older roos would get cut at the same time and then a month later the younger roo would get cut the same way...
I can understand why several have said that it is frost bite because it does look like that based on other images that i have seen of frost bite however we are certain this started months before any cold weather what so ever.
This is why i posted this thread...
Is there anything else that does this to chicken combs that is not frost bite, fowl pox or some type of fence or scratch injury?

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Seems unlikely that the 2 older roos would get cut at the same time and then a month later the younger roo would get cut the same way...
I can understand why several have said that it is frost bite because it does look like that based on other images that i have seen of frost bite however we are certain this started months before any cold weather what so ever.
This is why i posted this thread...
Is there anything else that does this to chicken combs that is not frost bite, fowl pox or some type of fence or scratch injury?

not that I know of.. you didn't mention it happening to several birds.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

After watching them this afternoon a hen would occasionally come up and peck their comb and today was the first time that i have seen fresh blood on a couple of the tips of the comb on two of the 3 roos. We immediately sprayed their combs with a poultry antimicrobial spray and then isolated the roos. I have checked them pretty closely before and today is the first time i have seen fresh red blood on them.

Seems unlikely that the 2 older roos would get cut at the same time and then a month later the younger roo would get cut the same way...
I can understand why several have said that it is frost bite because it does look like that based on other images that i have seen of frost bite however we are certain this started months before any cold weather what so ever.
This is why i posted this thread...
Is there anything else that does this to chicken combs that is not frost bite, fowl pox or some type of fence or scratch injury?

Do you have a lot of insect activity? Biting flies or something like that? It's a possibility, but I think you would notice the same type of thing on the hens too, not just the roosters.

Do they all sleep in the same coop? Roost near each other? Might be worth your time to observe them for a few nights during roosting time - when they are jostling for that favorite spot. I think you might be surprised at how much comb/wattle and feather pulling goes on during this time. Birds don't even have to be right next to each other, they will reach over others, those below get combs pulled from the top, even toes get pecked sometimes. Boy, that sounds like I have a rowdy bunch and I was just talking about my hens

Try the separation for a couple of weeks and apply the vetericyn at least once a day. See if that makes a big difference. If it doesn't, no harm no fowl The boys had a change of scenery and the girls got a break.

 

[TwoRavens]

Do you have a lot of insect activity? Biting flies or something like that? It's a possibility, but I think you would notice the same type of thing on the hens too, not just the roosters.

Do they all sleep in the same coop? Roost near each other? Might be worth your time to observe them for a few nights during roosting time - when they are jostling for that favorite spot. I think you might be surprised at how much comb/wattle and feather pulling goes on during this time. Birds don't even have to be right next to each other, they will reach over others, those below get combs pulled from the top, even toes get pecked sometimes. Boy, that sounds like I have a rowdy bunch and I was just talking about my hens

Try the separation for a couple of weeks and apply the vetericyn at least once a day. See if that makes a big difference. If it doesn't, no harm no fowl The boys had a change of scenery and the girls got a break.

We have what I would describe as light to average insect activity...mosquitoes, fly's gnats but not in amounts that is even hardly noticeable. We live on some south Florida prairie so we almost always have a good breeze here.

The hens DO have some very minor symptoms...mostly a fleck or two on their comb or wattles. It just never developed further to look like their combs were rotting off. I also mentioned in a post above that the Pekin ducks had some black patches on their feet. We did isolate the Pekins and their feet look to have healed up...I mentioned that I didn't know if the gunks on the chickens and ducks was the same but it kinda looked like it may be related.

All the chickens roost in the same coop at night and mostly roost near each other. They are out at daybreak and have the run of acres till twilight.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We have what I would describe as light to average insect activity...mosquitoes, fly's gnats but not in amounts that is even hardly noticeable. We live on some south Florida prairie so we almost always have a good breeze here.

The hens DO have some very minor symptoms...mostly a fleck or two on their comb or wattles. It just never developed further to look like their combs were rotting off. I also mentioned in a post above that the Pekin ducks had some black patches on their feet. We did isolate the Pekins and their feet look to have healed up...I mentioned that I didn't know if the gunks on the chickens and ducks was the same but it kinda looked like it may be related.

All the chickens roost in the same coop at night and mostly roost near each other. They are out at daybreak and have the run of acres till twilight.

That's interesting about the ducks feet and the combs, I have no idea if it would be related or not.
I would "experiment" to see if keeping the roosters penned for a while and the daily application of the Vetericyn makes a marked difference.