It's much worse now one one hen.
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Try one of the things I mentioned. They can even feel bad from it and get lethargic, perhaps not even lay until they feel better. And I know it can look really bad ~ it can even cause permanent scarring (just like on humans). However, dry pox can generally be managed. It's wet pox that is a whole different story. I absolutely FREAKED out over this last year when most of mine got it, but we all made it through! Come to think of it, I believe I put vitamin E oil on some that were really bad.
It looks like dry fowl pox. If it suddenly goes away after 3 weeks and they get no lesions next year, it is fowl pox. It is only dangerous if it gets in the mouth and throat (wet pox.) They can of course get a secondary infection, as in the eye, which can cause problems as well. You may want to dab each lesion once with Neosporin or dilute Betadine to revent a secondary infection. there is nothing to be done about the primary lesions as they are viral.