POX ....NEED INFO PLEASE ,,,

[mettymet]

I PURCHASED 3 YOUNG BIRDS LAST SATURDAY ( cream leg bars),,the gentleman just called me and said he noticed a few of his birds have pox ,,,i have several coops ,,peacocks ,quail ,pheasants and chicken ,,all the young birds i have are in a separate pen ,,,i have a total of ten in the pen ,,the ones i bought have no signs of pox ,,what should i do ,,,vaccinate all my bird ?,,,should i get rid of the 3 new ones? ,,,
i never had to deal with this so any help would be great !!!!!!

 

[Eggcessive]

You shouldn't have to do anything if you have not seen signs of pox. It is a virus spread by mosquitoes during warm weather. I would just look the new ones over on combs, wattles, and faces. More rarely it can be on feathered area and legs. Here is a link bout it with good pictures of the typical pox scabs: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/avian-pox-how-to-treat-your-chickens-for-avian-pox