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A weird thing I saw on my hens' combs last fall turned out to be a real problem
I noticed a few of my girls had these small, grey, scaly spots on their combs and wattles. I thought it was just dirt or maybe a weird scab from a pecking order squabble (you know how it is). I almost ignored it, but after about a week it spread to three more birds. A quick search and a call to my local feed store in Springfield convinced me it was fowl pox. We had to isolate the sick ones and treat their sores with iodine for nearly a month. Has anyone else dealt with a fowl pox outbreak and found a good way to keep the rest of the flock from getting it?
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kelly.daniel4mo ago
Call your local vet instead of the feed store next time. I've seen way too many people misdiagnose fowl pox when it's actually something way more treatable.
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