What do you guys know about Avian Pox?

[ronott1]

There are different strains of pox, fowl pox is one of them. Once the disease has passed through a flock, the chickens are immune to that particular strain.
However they remain susceptible to pigeon, quail, canary pox etc...
BTW; eggs are safe to eat.

Thanks!

 

[GunnyBun]

Ok so I went and took some pics, a lot of one of my young roos, we first noticed it a few days ago. I’m not sure if you can tell from the pics or not. The other one is of my little baby roo and he has a wart looking thing on his comb, this is one of the roos we plan on eating so no big deal, unless it is contagious.

 

[dawg53]

Yes, it's fowl pox.

 

[aart]

Yes, it's fowl pox.

While you're here.....
Is dry pox and wet pox a different virus?

 

[dawg53]

While you're here.....
Is dry pox and wet pox a different virus?

Same virus, aka dry fowl pox/wet fowl pox. A different strain would be dry quail pox/wet quail pox etc...

 

[aart]

Same virus, aka dry fowl pox/wet fowl pox.

So can dry pox on a chicken develop into wet pox?
Maybe the dry and wet just denote whether it's on the outside(comb_ of the bird or the inside(mouth)?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Would it also be the reason one of my hens is breathing roughly and a few more are coughing up what looks like a watery substance?

I would presume that to be the case.. IF they (anyone in your flock) also has lesions. Without lesions I'd be cautious of and looking at something else.

It may effect some with the breathing issues.. and they are described in the links.. They may not all be effected exactly the same or to the same extent as it will depend partly on their individual immune systems and how strong they are.. I THINK.

Thanks Dawg, for the clarification.. I thought the eggs were still safe to eat and figure that's a question on folks minds when they face this. But wasn't quite sure.

 

[dawg53]

So can dry pox on a chicken develop into wet pox?
Maybe the dry and wet just denote whether it's on the outside(comb_ of the bird or the inside(mouth)?

Yes. Chickens can pick at infective scabs and swallow the scabs and get wet pox. A chicken can eat an infected mosquito and get wet pox in that manner. Also if the virus gets in the bloodstream, it can cause wet pox.

You're right, dry and wet denote if it's outside or inside.
I've dealt with fowl pox and it wasnt a mild case nor a severe case. It was kind of in the middle and it was dry pox only, thankfully.
I remember that my birds were cranky, agitated, and stopped laying eggs. It took about 6 weeks to go through my flock of 24 chickens.
The only way to prevent it is via vaccination. The vaccination only prevents fowl pox but not canary pox or quail pox.