Is this something to worry about?

[lynviviana]

19 week cockerel suddenly came down with this spot. Leghorns being leghorns, they fight almost all the time. Could this be something due to injury? He’s been isolated for a few days. I’ve been monitoring him but I see no issues as far as health or behavior. Please let me know if I should put him back with the flock. I feel bad isolating him.

 

[Blue Raptor]

19 week cockerel suddenly came down with this spot. Leghorns being leghorns, they fight almost all the time. Could this be something due to injury? He’s been isolated for a few days. I’ve been monitoring him but I see no issues as far as health or behavior. Please let me know if I should put him back with the flock. I feel bad isolating him.

Since it’s on the inside of the wattle, it’s not a surprise you didn’t spot it when it happened, but it looks like a partly-healed injury. I’d put some vetrycirn or bacitracin on it to help.
If your sure it’s not an injury, it may be fowl pox. Can you get a new photo? @MGG and @casportpony can check out the new photo to see if it’s fowl pox, because I’m not sure.

 

[Birdie mom]

Looks like a peck wound. I wouldn't worry about it.

I mean, it could be fowl pox, but I don't think so.

 

[MysteryChicken]

It's a peck wound.

 

[lynviviana]

Since it’s on the inside of the wattle, it’s not a surprise you didn’t spot it when it happened, but it looks like a partly-healed injury. I’d put some vetrycirn or bacitracin on it to help.
If your sure it’s not an injury, it may be fowl pox. Can you get a new photo? @MGG and @casportpony can check out the new photo to see if it’s fowl pox, because I’m not sure.

I think that’s the best photo I can provide that’s all there is. He has black specks on his comb but I’m sure it’s from the constant fighting. Let’s see if this one helps you:

 

[casportpony]

Looks like a peck wound to me.

 

[Blue Raptor]

I think that’s the best photo I can provide that’s all there is. He has black specks on his comb but I’m sure it’s from the constant fighting. Let’s see if this one helps you:

Yeah, that’s definitely just a peck wound. Maybe you can get a couple rooster blinders so that they don’t fight. I’ll post a pic.

 

[Blue Raptor]

Yeah, that’s definitely just a peck wound. Maybe you can get a couple rooster blinders so that they don’t fight. I’ll post a pic.

And there ya go!