Title. I'm not sure what to do or if there is anything I can do. A few months ago I noticed Fable had white spots on her comb, but I didn't think anything of it, I figured it was probably stuck on yogurt or cheese or something because I tend to feed my birds anything from coleslaw to tater tots. Last week I noticed the spots were bigger and more numerous. I went to try to scrub this off and it did not come off. Then I tried picking it, and it came off, yes but it was sore and bleeding underneath. Definitely not yogurt!! Research says her symptoms match dry fowl pox. Her mouth looks healthy inside. She has just a few of these little white wart like growths on her comb right now.
I guess there is a vaccine for fowl pox. My other birds, according to my vet, are too old to receive it now. I have 3 other birds that are a year old, the rest were born this May, and are starting to lay their very first eggs right now.
Do I need to separate her and quarantine her? Does it matter, if she's been symptomatic for months? I see no spots on any other birds. I have a "hospital" I can keep her in, but she is a faverolles and I literally can imagine the wailing in my head right now and it is obnoxious before it's even started.........
The vet says that vaccinating for this is optional to most people. I had not heard of a vaccine for fowl pox before. I know that Mareks vaccine is common and expected. The internet says fowl pox is commonly transmitted through mosquito bite. I don't know how I could have prevented this. I'm covered in bites right now myself. For future benefit, is fowl pox something I should vaccinate any future chicks for? What other vaccines besides Mareks have I missed out of ignorance?
Thank you all.
I guess there is a vaccine for fowl pox. My other birds, according to my vet, are too old to receive it now. I have 3 other birds that are a year old, the rest were born this May, and are starting to lay their very first eggs right now.
Do I need to separate her and quarantine her? Does it matter, if she's been symptomatic for months? I see no spots on any other birds. I have a "hospital" I can keep her in, but she is a faverolles and I literally can imagine the wailing in my head right now and it is obnoxious before it's even started.........
The vet says that vaccinating for this is optional to most people. I had not heard of a vaccine for fowl pox before. I know that Mareks vaccine is common and expected. The internet says fowl pox is commonly transmitted through mosquito bite. I don't know how I could have prevented this. I'm covered in bites right now myself. For future benefit, is fowl pox something I should vaccinate any future chicks for? What other vaccines besides Mareks have I missed out of ignorance?
Thank you all.
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