What are these spots!?

Chicknoob101

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Mar 31, 2019
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I’ve read about peck marks but I’m unsure if that’s what this is. Almost all of my hens and my rooster have them.
 

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I would agree that it looks like dry fowl pox. There is no treatment required. Do not disturb the scabs, since that can spread the virus. Some apply betadine or povidone-iodine to scabs to help dry them. Pox virus can slowly spread through the flock over several months. Affected chickens are usually immune thereafter. There is a vaccine available for those that have not broken out in scabs in environments where pox can be very bad. Here is a good article about pox:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/
 

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