I would take care applying Iodine near the eye. It can help dry up Fowl Pox lesions, but you still want to use caution and not disturb the lesions (don't rub!) since this can cause it to spread.
Thank you. I went back and re read them.
Sorry I haven't replied sooner, but yes iodine in the eye can damage the eye so you have to be careful when applying it. There is an eye ointment available that I can't remember the name of everyone is recommending but I don't have any and antibiotic ointment was verified by a few as a safe alternative. It only took a week from the start of the eye swelling until the scabs were completely gone. I'm not sure if she's just in really good health or if the eyes heal faster in general but she's the quickest to recover so far. I've got 3 girls left out of 17 that haven't gotten any yet, first one started over a month ago and they seemed to show symptoms in groups of 3-5 at a time instead of all at once which has made observing them easier. Just waiting on these last 3 to be officially done with it, thank goodness they can't get it again, I imagine it must feel awful having sores on their heads.
Aww, poor ladyHi, I'm new to this site, but have had chickens for several years. I just noticed this on one of my birds, did some quick research, and would just like to confirm that it is indeed fowl pox.
If it is, all suggestions as to treatment and how to proceed would be greatly appreciated. TIA
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