Blackhead or Fowl Pox

[Caseyluvschickens1]

What's going on here? Started as 1 or two blemishes about two weeks ago.

 

[R2elk]

What's going on here? Started as 1 or two blemishes about two weeks ago.

Looks like Dry Fowl Pox. Not really anything you can do other than to let it run its course. Antibiotics are indicated if secondary infections occur.

 

[casportpony]

I agree with @R2elk, it looks like dry pox. FYI, blackhead (histomoniasis) does not cause the head to turn black.

"Despite the descriptive name of the disease, blackhead rarely, if ever, causes the head of the infected bird to darken or turn black, so the common name is somewhat of a misnomer (Davidson and Doster, 2010)."
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/blackhead-histomoniasis-references.1404177/post-23046605

 

[Caseyluvschickens1]

I agree with @R2elk, it looks like dry pox. FYI, blackhead (histomoniasis) does not cause the head to turn black.

"Despite the descriptive name of the disease, blackhead rarely, if ever, causes the head of the infected bird to darken or turn black, so the common name is somewhat of a misnomer (Davidson and Doster, 2010)."
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/blackhead-histomoniasis-references.1404177/post-23046605

Thanks, that's why I thought fowl Pox, but then a friend sent me a Google image of a turkey with blackhead and his head did look scabby but I think it was a postmortem photo. Thanks again. My chickens and turkeys are separate but I do have one hen with a spot. Assuming she has it to

 

[Caseyluvschickens1]

Looks like Dry Fowl Pox. Not really anything you can do other than to let it run its course. Antibiotics are indicated if secondary infections occur.

Thank you

 

[R2elk]

Thanks, that's why I thought fowl Pox, but then a friend sent me a Google image of a turkey with blackhead and his head did look scabby but I think it was a postmortem photo. Thanks again. My chickens and turkeys are separate but I do have one hen with a spot. Assuming she has it to

Dry pox is contagious and will work its way through your flock.

 

[Molpet]

My chickens and turkeys are separate but I do have one hen with a spot. Assuming she has it to

Mosquitoes can spread it