Questions about fowl poxs

[Xlcandylx]

Found out my girls had fowl pox on the 8. I only had 2 girls that was laying at the time. For the past 10 days I haven't gotten one egg. I've placed extra nutriments in there water and been giving them extra treats. Even put up a flock block for them to chow down on. The past few days there's been a lot of features around in there coop and run. None of them appear to be loosing feathers but there's a lot around the place. Can fowl pox cause this or is there something more? I'm home all day and can take pictures if y'all like. Thanks for any help.

 

[chicmom]

Hi Candy,
To my knowledge, Fowl Pox does not cause feather loss. Egg production will often go way down or even stop until the Fowl Pox runs it's course. How old are your hens? I believe my first experience with hens molting fully was in their second fall.

 

[coach723]

Look them over, especially around the head and neck, vent, and under the wings to see if you see any pin feathers coming in on anybody, that would indicate a molt. Sometimes a molt is very gradual and not very noticeable, except for the feathers lying around, and sometimes it's a hard molt and very obvious. Either a molt, or the fowl pox could be the reason for them not laying.

 

[Xlcandylx]

Hi Candy,
To my knowledge, Fowl Pox does not cause feather loss. Egg production will often go way down or even stop until the Fowl Pox runs it's course. How old are your hens? I believe my first experience with hens molting fully was in their second fall.

I got my girls this past spring. They was about 3 weeks old when we got them.

 

[Xlcandylx]

Look them over, especially around the head and neck, vent, and under the wings to see if you see any pin feathers coming in on anybody, that would indicate a molt. Sometimes a molt is very gradual and not very noticeable, except for the feathers lying around, and sometimes it's a hard molt and very obvious. Either a molt, or the fowl pox could be the reason for them not laying.

I have checked them over and will post pictures but non seem to be molting...

 

[biophiliac]

Some links on Fowl Pox if they might be helpful....

https://www.google.com/search?q=fow...GmlPvWAhWHyoMKHaJYB1YQ7AkIRQ&biw=1280&bih=694

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/fowlpox/fowlpox-in-chickens-and-turkeys

 

[Eggcessive]

Here are some different pictures of how pox can look in different chickens:

 

[Xlcandylx]

So im out here checking over my girls and for some reason the girls are going after one of our silkies.... 0_o which is odd pretty sure there pecking order has been done since they been a group for the past 2 months... The silkie keeps running to the older roo and the other females back down until she moves away from the roo.....

 

[Xlcandylx]

Here are some different pictures of how pox can look in different chickens:

I already know my girls does have it. I was asking for more information.

 

[Xlcandylx]

this is the only spot I've found any loss in feathers. My black and white silkies... And some of there hair on top is like broken off.

but I do see a lot of mixed colors out in the pen...