Large sore on single wattle

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Just think of me as a back seat passenger...learning.

Don't worry about it. We're all just passengers on this big old bus. I leave the driving to the most experienced... and if I'm lucky, I get to read the map.

 

[casportpony]

Are you kidding me? Really??? OMG... I hope you can clear it up quickly!!!

yes, seriously! It was summer of 2013 and I said to myself "at least I haven't had to deal with pox", then a few weeks later I had many with wet and dry pox.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

yes, seriously! It was summer of 2013 and I said to myself "at least I haven't had to deal with pox", then a few weeks later I had many with wet and dry pox.

Oh... I thought you meant you have it now. I think it's safe to assume that it's cleared up by now...

 

[NancyNurseCxMama]

Wanting to learn here too and wondering if it could possibly be fowl pox with a bacterial superinfection?

 

[casportpony]

I am going out on a limb here, but to me those pictures do look like dry fowl pox, especially the second one. You should not disturb pox lesions or you can spread the virus. No treatment is required of dry pox, and the lesions can last several weeks. It is carried by mosquitoes, and may slowly spread theough the flock.

Pox would explain why two birds have it.

When my flock had it I had several that couldn't see out of either eye, so I removed those scabs and it didn't spread. Not saying it won't, just saying that it didn't happen when I did it. Also had several with wet pox that couldn't eat, so it was removed from them as well.

 

[casportpony]

Wanting to learn here too and wondering if it could possibly be fowl pox with a bacterial superinfection?

I think it could be!

 

[casportpony]

@Ur-ur-ur-urrr , check out the pictures here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ted Graphic Pictures of Pus and Scabs&tab=619

 

[Kiki]

@Ur-ur-ur-urrr , check out the pictures here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ted Graphic Pictures of Pus and Scabs&tab=619

 

[casportpony]

You should see the necropsy threads!

 

[Kiki]

You should see the necropsy threads!

Those don't bother me as bad cause they don't "look" like they are suffering..These eye photos are tough for me to look at.