Large sore on single wattle

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I have two 3-4 month old juvenile chickens (actually 49 juvenile HRIR) which have a single wattle which is swollen and has an abscess (for the lack of a better term) in it. There is a large black scab covering the sores, and once the scab is removed, there is an abscess with a white substance that resembles rice pudding. I used hemostats to remove as much of the infected matter as I could. I followed that with peroxide to cleanse the abscess, and packed it full of triple antibiotic ointment. One of the chicks is healing nicely, while the other has scabbed over again and is nearly the same size as before, another small sore has appeared beside it, and a small pustule has formed above it. I searched online and can't find anything resembling it. Other than the sores, they appear to be in perfect health. The pictures below are of the bird that isn't healing as well as the other. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Kiki]

Could this be fowl pox?
I do not know, I'm asking.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Could this be fowl pox?
I do not know, I'm asking.

No. I've treated birds for dry fowl pox, and they are small scabs on both the combs and wattles. Wet Fowl Pox makes large sores all over the heads of chickens, even in their mouths and throats.

 

[NancyNurseCxMama]

BYC has an article on fowl pox.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/avian-pox-how-to-treat-your-chickens-for-avian-pox.47704/
And this is from the Merck Veterinary Manual:
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/fowlpox/fowlpox-in-chickens-and-turkeys


EDITED: Sorry OP---didn't see your post saying that you don't think it's fowl pox.

 

[Kiki]

Thanks for answering me.
Maybe @casportpony has seen something like this before?

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

BYC has an article on fowl pox.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/avian-pox-how-to-treat-your-chickens-for-avian-pox.47704/
And this is from the Merck Veterinary Manual:
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/fowlpox/fowlpox-in-chickens-and-turkeys


EDITED: Sorry OP---didn't see your post saying that you don't think it's fowl pox.

Thanks for the update. As far as fowl pox goes, the symptoms don't appear to match what I'm seeing. This is a description dry and wet pox, and I've underlined the important parts of the descriptions:

Dry pox starts as small whitish foci that develop into wart-like nodules. The nodules eventually are sloughed and scab formation precedes final healing. Lesions are most commonly seen on the featherless parts of the body (comb, wattles, ear lobes, eyes, and sometimes the feet).

Wet pox is associated with the oral cavity and the upper respiratory tract, particularly the larynx and trachea. The lesions are diphtheritic in character and involve the mucous membranes to such a degree that when removed, an ulcerated or eroded area is left.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Thanks for answering me.
Maybe @casportpony has seen something like this before?

Tell me something she hasn't seen!

 

[Kiki]

Tell me something she hasn't seen!

Hopefully not this!

 

[casportpony]

That doesn't look like the pox I have seen. Looks more like a bacterial infection, but it's odd that two would get that at the same time. Can you pull the scabs off again and post pictures of the scabs, pus, and wattle?

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Hopefully not this!

She's always been my "go to" gal when I needed a medical answer. That's why I posted here before going anywhere else.