Sores on comb and waddle

[neophyte17]

Hen with sores that bleed on her comb and waddles. She sounded congested until I gave her sulfa based broad spectrum antibiotic for a week and she is breathing normal now but sores are worse. She wont eat but drinking water

 

[CluckerFamily]

Does the inside of her mouth look normal?
Are there any white or yellow small clumps in her mouth?

 

[neophyte17]

Does the inside of her mouth look normal?
Are there any white or yellow small clumps in her mouth?

Not that I can see. It looks normal

 

[CluckerFamily]

My first thought was fowl pox but then I started second guessing myself.

 

[neophyte17]

My first thought was fowl pox but then I started second guessing myself.

I thought it was that too at first but the sores are getting worse after a week and a half instead of better despite the antibiotics

 

[Mellowmalt]

where do you keep your chickens, do they get to forage? What are you feeding them? Are they getting scratch like wheat and corn, even more seeds like sunflower seeds and others are even better.
Are they getting leafy greens like grass, spinach or kale in their diet?

I have little experience with sores but a good diet will boost the flocks immune system and is a good preventative for problems like these to occur although any problem can still occur like could it be fowl pox? I think someone mentioned that gets spread by mosquitoes so make sure to clean out water bowl, avoid stagnant water, use drinking nipples to prevent disease spreading.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hen with sores that bleed on her comb and waddles. She sounded congested until I gave her sulfa based broad spectrum antibiotic for a week and she is breathing normal now but sores are worse. She wont eat but drinking water

I thought it was that too at first but the sores are getting worse after a week and a half instead of better despite the antibiotics

Do you have photos from a few weeks back when this started?

Fowl Pox is a virus, so antibiotics would not be of benefit. Glad it did help with the congestion - have you had respiratory disease in your flock before?

It may be Fowl Pox and the scabs are getting picked at making it worse, but it's a bit odd.
I think I would be inclined to put Iodine on the scabs to see if that helps dry them up. But take care not to disturb them too much.

 

[neophyte17]

Do you have photos from a few weeks back when this started?

Fowl Pox is a virus, so antibiotics would not be of benefit. Glad it did help with the congestion - have you had respiratory disease in your flock before?

It may be Fowl Pox and the scabs are getting picked at making it worse, but it's a bit odd.
I think I would be inclined to put Iodine on the scabs to see if that helps dry them up. But take care not to disturb them too much.

No respiratory problems lately. I have had her separated from the rest for the past week and a half. I am mostly concerned cause she won't eat. I have tried to force feed her some scrambled egg but she fights me too much and I don't want to aggravate the sores

 

[Wyorp Rock]

No respiratory problems lately. I have had her separated from the rest for the past week and a half. I am mostly concerned cause she won't eat. I have tried to force feed her some scrambled egg but she fights me too much and I don't want to aggravate the sores

I know you looked in the beak, but I would look again for lesions, canker, etc.
She's not eating well, but she must be eating something if she's lasted 1 1/2 weeks. I would check her crop too just to make sure it's emptying.

Try offering a wet mash of feed to see if that is of more interest.
Is she isolated? She may eat better if she's near the flock.

 

[neophyte17]

where do you keep your chickens, do they get to forage? What are you feeding them? Are they getting scratch like wheat and corn, even more seeds like sunflower seeds and others are even better.
Are they getting leafy greens like grass, spinach or kale in their diet?

I have little experience with sores but a good diet will boost the flocks immune system and is a good preventative for problems like these to occur although any problem can still occur like could it be fowl pox? I think someone mentioned that gets spread by mosquitoes so make sure to clean out water bowl, avoid stagnant water, use drinking nipples to prevent disease spreading.

They get a mix of six grains scratch with oats and fresh corn in the morning. I sometimes give them broccoli, cabbage, blueberries, grapes and watermelon. They free range all day and I also have layer feed out all day. I change their waterers every morning and a little vitamin, electrolytes and probiotics in their water. Coops are cleaned every day and I spray a mix of water, dishwashing soap, lavender and peppermint oil in their coops to keep bugs away