What does this look like.

[Tpackage]

Maybe fowl pox? Killed two of my chickens within a few days. I have two these two other orpingtons struggling.

 

[nuthatched]

Good grief.
I've never seen anything quite like that.
Has she lost an eye?

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Good grief.
I've never seen anything quite like that.

Me neither. It may be some type of severe fungal infection. @azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @coach723

 

[azygous]

If there's no odor, it's probably serious fowl pox. If there is an odor, it may be canker. Canker is treatable while pox is not. Chickens die from it when the lesions develop in the throat and mouth, preventing eating and swallowing.

Putting your location in your profile will tell us if you have the climate for mosquitoes as they cause pox. Canker is spread by pigeons using the same water source as the chickens.

 

[EuroChook]

If there's no odor, it's probably serious fowl pox. If there is an odor, it may be canker. Canker is treatable while pox is not. Chickens die from it when the lesions develop in the throat and mouth, preventing eating and swallowing.

Putting your location in your profile will tell us if you have the climate for mosquitoes as they cause pox. Canker is spread by pigeons using the same water source as the chickens.

For canker, it has spared the beak intact. I would have expected destruction of the beak tissue given the amount of infection in softer tissues..?

 

[EuroChook]

Are they coughing or sneezing? Any yellow lesions in mouth? Im thinking this is maybe pox but of epic proportions.

 

[Tpackage]

Maybe fowl pox? Killed two of my chickens within a few days. I have two these two other orpingtons struggling.

well there are no pigeons going inthere to water. Yes a ton of mosquitos. But we always have had that. We are located in the hudson valley region of NY. I saw many mosquitos in there coups. Was thinking of spraying something safe to kill them. Any ideas. I use backyard contol by cutter around our home but not thinking that is a good idea at all for their coups.

 

[Tpackage]

Oh and her eye does open still at times but she is basically walking around blind. They are feeding still. and I am adding a supplement to there water.

 

[coach723]

It looks like severe fowl pox to me also. Because their eyes are being affected, I would use some terramycin eye ointment in the eyes a couple of times a day, you can get that at many feed stores or tractor supply stores. If you can't get that, then use plain neosporin. Continue to make sure they are eating and drinking well. If they stop, you may need to hand feed or tube feed and fluids to keep them going while it runs it's course.
For the mosquito's in the coop, if you can cover all the openings with window screen, that helps keep them out, for their door, you can cut a piece of screen to cover the door, only attach it at the top, cut it into strips hanging down loose. The birds can still go in and out (you may have to show them) but it will keep most of the flying insects out. If you have windows in your coop, putting a fan in one of them, blowing over the roosts, helps make it harder for the mosquito's to land on them while roosting, that tends to be when they get bit the worst. So sorry you have such a bad case of it!

 

[Tpackage]

Thank you Ill do those things.