Is this wet pox, canker, or something else? Please help.

[katekate88]

Call around to feed stores and see if they have copper sulfate penhydrate. It's used to treat stock ponds and water troughs. (It's also used to treat our drinking water reservoirs.) If you find some, I'll instruct you how to make a solution to treat the chickens' drinking water. It kills the canker. Then when the med comes, you can finish off what's left of the canker. with it. Amazon would also have copper sulfate, and you can buy the smallest bag they offer. Only a very tiny bit is used for the solution. A small bag will last a lifetime. If you have Prime, it could arrive very quickly.

Canker is spread by pigeons. Do you have a lot of pigeons hanging around? If so, treating any standing water around the premises on a regular basis can keep canker under control so this doesn't crop up again in your flock.

Using copper sulfate requires carefully following instructions, so don't just open the bag and dump it directly into the water. It's a little more complicated. I'll give you instructions.

Hello @azygous — I have copper sulfate penhydrate 25.2% Cu. It sounds like copper sulfate and copper sulfate penhydrate are interchangable and that I can use the penhydrate?

 

[azygous]

Yes. Most copper sulfate crystals you buy is penhydrate. That just refers to the water content in the crystals.

 

[Eggcessive]

Hello @azygous — I have copper sulfate penhydrate 25.2% Cu. It sounds like copper sulfate and copper sulfate penhydrate are interchangable and that I can use the penhydrate?

Make sure that you acidify it with ACV before using.

 

[katekate88]

Thank you so much @azygous! I'm going to mix the stock solution now (1/2 cup copper sulfate crystals, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, and 1 quart water) and wait the hour to let it dissolve. Then I'll mix it with a half gallon of water to make the treated water. I'm looking to get the stuff into my turkey hen as quickly as possible — can I orally syringe her with some (a half cc or so) of the treated water?

 

[azygous]

It's one and a half teaspoons of the stock solution to half a gallon of plain water. You are not mixing the entire stock solution into one quart of water. It's important to get the proportions correct as copper sulfate can be toxic if used incorrectly.

Once it's mixed into water at the correct proportions, it is safe to give it to chickens the same as plain water.

 

[katekate88]

It's one and a half teaspoons of the stock solution to half a gallon of plain water. You are not mixing the entire stock solution into one quart of water. It's important to get the proportions correct as copper sulfate can be toxic if used incorrectly.

Once it's mixed into water at the correct proportions, it is safe to give it to chickens the same as plain water.

Apologies, I was piecing together a few different posts and got the qty incorrect. Thank you for the information!