Please help

[Kalimak]

I'm not sure what I'm dealing with here. I took the best pictures I could for now. I hope it helps.

 

[Chicka_deee]

I might be wrong, because I’ve never dealt with this before with my chickens, but after all the photos I’ve researched, I believe your chicken has Fowlpox,
I would check on every other chicken in your flock for the next few weeks to see if it pops up on them, and here is a website about it, or you could probably find a different one

http://hoeggerfarmyard.com/how-to-easily-diagnose-and-treat-fowl-pox/

(I mostly looked at the comb, before posting this.... but it can get onto their faces)
I give you best wishes and hope your chicken gets better very soon!

 

[Kalimak]

I might be wrong, because I’ve never dealt with this before with my chickens, but after all the photos I’ve researched, I believe your chicken has Fowlpox,
I would check on every other chicken in your flock for the next few weeks to see if it pops up on them, and here is a website about it, or you could probably find a different one

http://hoeggerfarmyard.com/how-to-easily-diagnose-and-treat-fowl-pox/

(I mostly looked at the comb, before posting this.... but it can get onto their faces)
I give you best wishes and hope your chicken gets better very soon!

Thank you. As of now, there are only 2 with swollen eyes.

 

[Chicka_deee]

Thank you. As of now, there are only 2 with swollen eyes.

Keep checking every day, and the websites about Fowlpox will help you with everything you need to do!
Good luck!

 

[Eggcessive]

I would agree that you may be dealing with fowl pox. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish between pecking and fowl pox, but some of the lesions can be around the eyes which may cause secodnary eye infections. Pox is a virus that is spread by mosquitoes, and the illness may last for several weeks slowly spreading through the flock. Lesions are normally seen on the comb, wattles, and face, but can be on feathered areas less commonly. The wet form of pox can cause lesions inside the beak and throat, and may be more serious. There is a vaccine available to chickens who have not been exposed. Here is a good link with more info:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

 

[Kalimak]

I would agree that you may be dealing with fowl pox. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish between pecking and fowl pox, but some of the lesions can be around the eyes which may cause secodnary eye infections. Pox is a virus that is spread by mosquitoes, and the illness may last for several weeks slowly spreading through the flock. Lesions are normally seen on the comb, wattles, and face, but can be on feathered areas less commonly. The wet form of pox can cause lesions inside the beak and throat, and may be more serious. There is a vaccine available to chickens who have not been exposed. Here is a good link with more info:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/

Thank you. How do I treat the flock if this is the case? How do I prevent it from spreading?

 

[Kiki]

IF it is fowl pox ( very hard to tell in your photos) it will just have to run it's course.
There isn't anything you can do to prevent it from spreading but once it's made it's way through your flock you shouldn't ever see it again.

Could you try for clearer pictures?

 

[Eggcessive]

The scabs in fowl pox are infectious, so do not distrub them. If you can get some Terramycin Eye Ointment from your feed store, that can be put into the eyes twice a day where there are scabs. You can separate chickens with pox in a separate pen to lessen the direct contact infection, but the mosquitoes that spread it may bite the other chickens. It takes at least 2 weeks for the vaccine to work if you decide to vaccinate any. Once they get pox, they are immune to that particular strain in the future. Here is another link you may want to read to answer other questions:
https://www.hyline.com/aspx/redbook/redbook.aspx?s=5&p=35

 

[Kalimak]

IF it is fowl pox ( very hard to tell in your photos) it will just have to run it's course.
There isn't anything you can do to prevent it from spreading but once it's made it's way through your flock you shouldn't ever see it again.

Could you try for clearer pictures?

Yeah I will definitely get better pictures.

 

[Kiki]

I remember once, recently, someone posted photos similar to yours. It ended up being dirt.