Bad case of fowl pox - what to do?

[mangobingo]

We've had a couple of cases of what looks like fowl pox in our flock recently. The first two didn't seem to bother the birds and the scabs went away on their own, but the latest case looks worse (I'll try to attach a couple of pics at the end of this post). The hen isn't acting abnormally but she has a lot of scabs including one that's right up against her right eye. We're not sure if this is the wet pox or the dry pox.

What do you think we should do? This bird is in a flock of 13 adult hens and a rooster, they free range all day and sleep together in a coop at night (except for the birds that have already had the pox, they sleep in a tree). We've bought the vaccine but we're a bit nervous about administering it properly.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[dawg53]

It's dry pox. You're going to have to let it run its course, really not much you can do. Mosquitos carry the virus. Try eliminating standing water as necessary. Put screen on the vents to the coop to keep mosquitos out. Normally I'd recommend putting iodine on the nodules to help dry them out, but not in this instance. There's too much of a risk of getting the iodine in her eyes and nostrils. Some people use black shoe polish, I've never tried it.

 

[mangobingo]

Thanks, dawg53. She seems to be getting a little better now, or at least not getting any worse. It would take a major re-landscaping of the back yard to get rid of standing water, unfortunately (masses of bromeliads + wet tropical environment), so I'm glad the birds don't actually seem to be suffering with their pox.

 

[featherz]

Thanks, dawg53. She seems to be getting a little better now, or at least not getting any worse. It would take a major re-landscaping of the back yard to get rid of standing water, unfortunately (masses of bromeliads + wet tropical environment), so I'm glad the birds don't actually seem to be suffering with their pox.

You'd know if it was wet pox. I had a hen with both, and the wet is nasty - she could barely breathe and wouldn't eat, as her mouth was full of lesions. The dry should just go away, just keep it from plugging up anything important.

 

[Girl who loves Chickens]

Hi there One of my Hens Has Fowl Pox she is one of My Older Birds

 

[Girl who loves Chickens]

We've had a couple of cases of what looks like fowl pox in our flock recently. The first two didn't seem to bother the birds and the scabs went away on their own, but the latest case looks worse (I'll try to attach a couple of pics at the end of this post). The hen isn't acting abnormally but she has a lot of scabs including one that's right up against her right eye. We're not sure if this is the wet pox or the dry pox.

What do you think we should do? This bird is in a flock of 13 adult hens and a rooster, they free range all day and sleep together in a coop at night (except for the birds that have already had the pox, they sleep in a tree). We've bought the vaccine but we're a bit nervous about administering it properly.

Thanks for any advice!

Hi I have a Wyandotte Who has The Fowl Pox Bad

 

[dawg53]

Hi I have a Wyandotte Who has The Fowl Pox Bad

Welcome to BYC.
Yes, your Wyandotte has a bad case of fowl pox. Fowl pox is a virus, it will go away on it's own in about 6 weeks. In the mean time you can put iodine on the lesions, it will help shrink the lesions. Avoid the eyes. You can put Neosporin in her eyes if she scratches a lesion near her eye in order to prevent a bacterial infection in the eye(s).
Give her a couple of drops of Poultry Nutri drench orally once a day for no more than 5 days to help with her immune system.

 

[Girl who loves Chickens]

Welcome to BYC.
Yes, your Wyandotte has a bad case of fowl pox. Fowl pox is a virus, it will go away on it's own in about 6 weeks. In the mean time you can put iodine on the lesions, it will help shrink the lesions. Avoid the eyes. You can put Neosporin in her eyes if she scratches a lesion near her eye in order to prevent a bacterial infection in the eye(s).
Give her a couple of drops of Poultry Nutri drench orally once a day for no more than 5 days to help with her immune system.

Hi Do you think I could use this on her

 

[Eggcessive]

No, povidone iodine or Betadine 10% is what to use on scabs. That is only what some do to help dry them out, but no treatment is necessary for them to heal in a few weeks. I would try to find some Terramycin or plain Neosporin to use in the eyes. If that is not possible, clean the eyes with saline or an eye wash daily. Here is a good article about fowl pox that you may want to read:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/