Is this fowl pox?

[mammasue]

I tend to not separate chickens for more than a couple of days, since they may be picked when they return. The others will be exposed to the pox by mosquitoes. When one is gone, they tend to rearrange the pecking order. Everyone handles fowl pox and separation differently. I think it may be pox, but it might not be.

Maybe tonight since i have covered the scabs last two nights I can put them back in when they are sleeping. I was just scared everyone would get it if I left them together.

 

[Eggcessive]

What state are you in? Do you have a lot of mosquitoes out now? In tropical or deep south states, fowl pox is hard to keep from affecting chickens. There is a vaccine available for chickens at least 2 months old. Once they have pox, they don’t get that strain again. Scabs even when shed later can still be contagious. They can become powdery and actually be inhaled. Pox can hand around the flock for months. Most chickens do survive it unless they get secondary infections.

 

[mammasue]

What state are you in? Do you have a lot of mosquitoes out now? In tropical or deep south states, fowl pox is hard to keep from affecting chickens. There is a vaccine available for chickens at least 4 months old. Once they have pox, they don’t get that strain again. Scabs even when shed later can still be contagious. They can become powdery and actually be inhaled. Pox can hand around the flock for months. Most chickens do survive it unless they get secondary infections.

I’m in south Mississippi yes mosquitos are terrible here!

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is a good article to read:
http://www.ext.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/publications/p3131.pdf
Some info about the vaccine:
https://valleyvet.cvpservice.com/product/view/1506010

 

[mammasue]

Thank you so mich