Large sore on single wattle

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

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?

There you are! Nice to chat with you again!!! I'll get you some internal pics as soon as I can tomorrow. I'm not sure they got it at exactly the same time, and they are in separate pens. I noticed it on one of the younger chicks, and I treated it right away. It's healing nicely. About a week later, I noticed it on the older bird, and I treated her the same way. It's been several days since I treated her, and just noticed this evening that it wasn't healing like the other bird, and another scab had formed. I'll get the pics up ASAP. Thanks, Kathy!!!

 

[casportpony]

Tell me something she hasn't seen!

I said that about pox, then next thing you know I got pox!

 

[Kiki]

There you are! Nice to chat with you again!!! I'll get you some internal pics as soon as I can tomorrow. I'm not sure they got it at exactly the same time, and they are in separate pens. I noticed it on one of the younger chicks, and I treated it right away. It's healing nicely. About a week later, I noticed it on the older bird, and I treated her the same way. It's been several days since I treated her, and just noticed this evening that it wasn't healing like the other bird, and another scab had formed. I'll get the pics up ASAP. Thanks, Kathy!!!

 

[Eggcessive]

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.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I said that about pox, then next thing you know I got pox!

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

 

[Kiki]

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.

I was wondering if by him "messing" with them if it was making it spread.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

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.

Not questioning your knowledge of fowl pox, but as I stated earlier, I've had birds in the past that contracted dry fowl pox... a flock of about 20 birds. The symptoms were the classic small scabs on the combs and wattles. Not one of them formed an abscess on the wattles, or comb for that matter. They were easily treated with Tincture of Methiolate, and the entire flock completely cleared up in a matter of days. While the pox virus can survive in sloughed off scabs for months, this was two years ago. I do have a big problem with mosquitoes, and the virus can be transmitted through their bite(s), but as before, this doesn't seem to match any type of pox that I know of. Just my 2c...

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I was wondering if by him "messing" with them if it was making it spread.

That is a possibility. I tried to be as sterile as possible, but that doesn't always guarantee that it doesn't spread.

 

[Kiki]

That is a possibility. I tried to be as sterile as possible, but that doesn't always guarantee that it doesn't spread.

I'm just thinking out loud here.
Don't mind me any.

 

[Kiki]

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