What are these lumps on leghorn chicks nares?

[elove]

These 2-3 week old leghorn roos and pullets have been in our garage brooder bins in Texas. We do have mosquitoes and gnats but I'm fixing that. In my years of chick-rearing I've never seen this. Is it insect-related and then worsened by the other chicks picking at it or them scratching themselves? Anyone seen this in their chicks?

 

[AnneGirlGG]

Could it be pox? I'm very new to chickens and never dealt with this, so definitely wait for someone with more experience to chime in. The fact that so many have the lumps is odd to me though. Do they have any other symptoms at all?

 

[elove]

Could it be pox? I'm very new to chickens and never dealt with this, so definitely wait for someone with more experience to chime in. The fact that so many have the lumps is odd to me though. Do they have any other symptoms at all?

No other symptoms so far!

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

There is definitely something going on…but it looks like it isn’t isolated to their nares.

 

[theoldchick]

I've seen similar lesions in chicks kept in wire cages. The birds press the beak through the bars repeatedly and create pressure sores. Also, chick feeders with small holes can cause similar lesions.

 

[CabritaChicks]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it really does look like avian pox — don’t worry, it’s not the kind that can spread to humans.

Out of curiosity, are all of the birds related or from the same source — same mother, breeder, or facility? Knowing that could help narrow down whether this is a localized or something that may have spread through shared genetics, housing, or handling conditions.

 

[AnneGirlGG]

No other symptoms so far!

That is definitely good!

 

[elove]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it really does look like avian pox — don’t worry, it’s not the kind that can spread to humans.

Out of curiosity, are all of the birds related or from the same source — same mother, breeder, or facility? Knowing that could help narrow down whether this is a localized or something that may have spread through shared genetics, housing, or handling conditions.

We are hatching them here from multiple hens. Alas, I also purchased some chicks from Meyer and if I'm not mistaken I'm just starting to see the beginning of it on one of those chicks as well. The little mottled houdan has a slight swelling. They're in a different bin but the same garage

 

[CabritaChicks]

We are hatching them here from multiple hens. Alas, I also purchased some chicks from Meyer and if I'm not mistaken I'm just starting to see the beginning of it on one of those chicks as well. The little mottled houdan has a slight swelling. They're in a different bin but the same garage

Do you see the upward feathers? any chance that there is a sore beneath?

I only ask- because it does seem disease related.