Not sure if this is concerning definitely odd.

[winterducks]

this girl has dirt on her beak and waddles I had put oinment on it just incase . ONLY on one side of her comb towards the top there are small black dots. If this something to worry about or does it look harmless ? The other side of her comb is normal.

 

[Eggcessive]

Was she pecked on her comb? Does it rub off? If it is below freezing there, I would not use ointment or cream on her since it may cause frostbite.

 

[winterducks]

She might have been packed on her comb. It's 30° here so not too awful. I put ointment on it......

 

[Eggcessive]

Ointments and creams can also freeze, so I would remove it.

 

[winterducks]

Ointments and creams can also freeze, so I would remove it.

Oh no okay I will

 

[SamLockwood]

It could be dirt or it could be pecking. I usually leave it alone if it's already scabbed over.

 

[PMD PerformanceHorses]

It might be fowl pox. Or it may just be from other chickens pecking her.

There’s no cure for fowl pox, but there are ways to treat the disease and keep your birds comfortable while the infection continues. You can also give the uninfected birds in your small backyard poultry flocks the fowl pox vaccine for fowl pox prevention.

Furthermore, once a chicken has survived fowl pox, they develop an immunity to the infection. Vaccinated birds have a higher chance of not being affected by it.

If fowl pox enters your flock, isolate the infected birds. Contact your veterinarian to see if any antibiotics can control any secondary infections that result from the disease.

You can keep an infected bird comfortable by keeping the coop clean and eliminating stressors in their daily activities. You might also use antiseptic, ointment, or other veterinarian-approved products to clean and soothe your birds’ scabs throughout the infection.

 

[Eggcessive]

That is not fowl pox. It could be dirt or peck marks that have bled. It needs no care.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

That is not fowl pox. It could be dirt or peck marks that have bled. It needs no care.

Agreed, looks like dirt or minor scabbing due to picking. No care needed.

 

[winterducks]

Phew okay Lola is practically a lap dog to us. We love her and the rest of the feathered dinosaurs.