Chicken sores

[ryansmom06]

I have a hen that has a sore on each side of her mouth. It looks more like a blister that has popped. No color no smell. Her face is also a little blotchy. Here are pics of her face. I tried to get pictures of sores not much luck. Fowl pox? Canker? Or something else? Any advice would be great. She is separated. Can I treat water with something for the rest of them?

 

[alinas2010]

Hi, sorry your hen is having issues. Are you seeing lesions inside her mouth, then? That could indicate canker. I’m not sure if fowl pox affects the inside of the mouth. How is her behavior? Does she seem sick? Eating, drinking lethargic?

I will tag the experts @Wyorp Rock @azygous @Eggcessive

 

[ryansmom06]

Sorry, I did not specify, but they are on the inside of her mouth. They look like blisters that have popped. They have no color no odor. She is eating and drinking, but appears to be a little lethargic.

 

[azygous]

Do you have mosquitoes plaguing your chickens at this time? If not, you can probably rule out fowl pox.

Do you have pigeons that hang around with the chickens drinking their water? If so, canker is a likely possibility.

 

[alinas2010]

Do you have mosquitoes plaguing your chickens at this time? If not, you can probably rule out fowl pox.

Do you have pigeons that hang around with the chickens drinking their water? If so, canker is a likely possibility.

Does fowl pox cause anything inside the mouth?

Just curious, I genuinely do not know much about fowl pox.

 

[MommyGirl]

Does fowl pox cause anything inside the mouth?

Just curious, I genuinely do not know much about fowl pox.

Dry pox is usually on face and comb and wet pox can be in mouth and throat

 

[alinas2010]

Dry pox is usually on face and comb and wet pox can be in mouth and throat

Thanks!

 

[MommyGirl]

Thanks!

Your welcome

 

[Eggcessive]

The face looks like it is peeling. She could be scratching it. Could you get a more picture of the inside of the beak? Canker, which looks similar to the wet form of fowl pox, but has a bad odor. Pox is a virus caused by mosquitoes while canker is a protozoan infection carried by pigeons and other wild birds. Canker can be treated with anti protozoan antibiotics such as metronidazole, while wet fowl pox has no treatment. It lasts about a month. Have you seen any lice or mites on the skin? Has she been pecked or have you see her pecked? Has she been dust bathing?

 

[ryansmom06]

Do you have mosquitoes plaguing your chickens at this time? If not, you can probably rule out fowl pox.

Do you have pigeons that hang around with the chickens drinking their water? If so, canker is a likely possibility.

No there is no mosquito problem. No pigeons they are in coop and run unless I am out there. It’s really baffling I’ve had chickens for over 6 years and have had a lot of health issues come arise. But I’m confused with this one. As far as I can tell she is the only one with this issue. And the runs are covered.