Sep 22, 2012 #1 lcatty Songster 8 Years May 6, 2011 199 4 101 Las Cruces, NM Mites? Fungus? What to do? This is actually a roo I gave my neighbor, but I noticed this on my chickens' combs, as well. Also, his hens are getting strange patches with missing feathers/sores- see below. My chickens do not have the missing feathers.
Mites? Fungus? What to do? This is actually a roo I gave my neighbor, but I noticed this on my chickens' combs, as well. Also, his hens are getting strange patches with missing feathers/sores- see below. My chickens do not have the missing feathers.
Sep 22, 2012 #2 En Plein Air Farms Songster 13 Years Feb 14, 2010 272 29 224 Kalama SW Washington fowl pox? https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-comb-problems
Sep 22, 2012 Thread starter #3 lcatty Songster 8 Years May 6, 2011 199 4 101 Las Cruces, NM maybe it is fowl pox- it is dry, chickens don't seem sick. Pox is viral, supposed to clear up on its own in 4-5 weeks. I have no idea why feathers missing on neighbor's chickens, though.
maybe it is fowl pox- it is dry, chickens don't seem sick. Pox is viral, supposed to clear up on its own in 4-5 weeks. I have no idea why feathers missing on neighbor's chickens, though.