Rooster with black spots on comb and wattle as well as on beak?!

[bigibeeg]

Help! My rooster has dark spots on his wattle and comb and what looks like also on his beak like a growth. What could this be? I have three hens and a guinea hen and no one else has any of these. His behavior is otherwise normal. They have plenty of space. A coop and run. Not free range. I live in NE Florida and am new to having chickens. I raised them all and have had them less than a year. The guinea can be a bit of a bully so I thought it could have been from her but the look of his beak makes me wonder if it is something else. Thoughts?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like a combination of Fowl pox, & peck wounds.

Fowl pox is a virus transmitted by mosquitoes. The virus will run it's coarse over about 3-4 weeks.

 

[bigibeeg]

Looks like a combination of Fowl pox, & peck wounds.

Fowl pox is a virus transmitted by mosquitoes. The virus will run it's coarse over about 3-4 weeks.

So do you think its safe to just let it run its course or do you think I need to get medications or seek vet help?

 

[MysteryChicken]

So do you think its safe to just let it run its course or do you think I need to get medications or seek vet help?

Since it's the dry form, it's safe to let it run it's coarse. I've had it in one of my flocks, only 1 bird had it.

 

[bigibeeg]

Since it's the dry form, it's safe to let it run it's coarse. I've had it in one of my flocks, only 1 bird had it.

Thank you so much!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thank you so much!

You're welcome.

 

[bigibeeg]

One of my hens Mama Cass has the same spots! Ugh. I got triple antibiotic ointment with no pain killers in it and applied that. Luckily none of them is showing any lethargy and are still eating.

 

[MysteryChicken]

One of my hens Mama Cass has the same spots! Ugh. I got triple antibiotic ointment with no pain killers in it and applied that. Luckily none of them is showing any lethargy and are still eating.

Have you seen any mosquitoes?

 

[bigibeeg]

Mosquitos are around here most of the time. Not in huge amounts but around.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Mosquitos are around here most of the time. Not in huge amounts but around.

She must've was bitten too.

The scabs will dry up, & fall off.