Well I guess Colonel Bok Bok has the pox!

[silkiechicken]

Yeah, he could have easily scratched them himself too. My chickes always get little bites and scabs on their combs and wattles. Unless each spot grows you should be fine.

 

[Southern28Chick]

Thank y'all so much! Avian pox (from what I've read) start off as white pussy bumps then turn to black scabs. He's never had white bumps so I think that's not it.

 

[CarriBrown]

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You know what... I never thought of that but I bet you're right.
Tracey- You could try putting some roll on fly repellent (for horse's ears) on his comb and see if that helps. If it goes away, it's probably the knats and no-see-ums.

 

[12String]

Hi all! Just joined, looks like a great place!

We have 6 hens, one of them recently developed what looks exactly like the pox from the pictures in a previous post:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-diseases-AvianPox.html , and it looks like it's starting in another now...

I read that egg production decreases, but is that only while they have it? Does it go back up once they recover?

Thanks!

 

[Grace Boyer]

My rooster Franklin has those, too, but I think there are just insect bites. I see gnats on his comb all the time and he's not at all sick. My last rooster Chicklen had them too, so maybe it's just a rooster thing? The hens come and peck them off, and he puts his head down where they can reach it.