Fowl pox & Betadine

Phoebe · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 2:25 pm

My White Leghorn bantam rooster, Chanticleer II, has what I think is fowl pox on his comb. See the attached picture. If so, can I use undiluted Betadine antiseptic liquid, which we have in the medicine cupboard? It contains Povidone-iodine 10% weight/volume equivalent to 1% w/v available iodine. Or do I need to buy a stronger iodine solution from a chemist or vet? Phoebe

OakA · **Posted:** Thu May 26, 2011 7:36 am

Phoebe,
That is not fowl pox, so you can relax.
It appears to be a small scratch or similar injury, a bit of antiseptic cream to soften the scab and speed healing is all that it needs.It may take a short time for the colour to come back into the scar, until then it will appear white.
Fowl pox is unmistakable, it is small pustules all over the head, wattles and comb, so intense is it that the eyes are closed and scabbed over.
The old remedy was firstly prevention by breeding or housing where/when mosquitoes could not get to the youngsters.
If they did develope it then it was an ointment made from washing blue (ground up blue bag for whitening the washing) mixed to a paste in olive oil or petroleum jelly.
I think your suggestion of Betadine should help with the clearing of the pussy sores and a bit of antiseptic cream to soften and remove the scabs.

Phoebe · **Posted:** Thu May 26, 2011 12:22 pm

Oaklands, thank you so much for your advice. I am very relieved to know that Chanticleer II does not have Fowl Pox. Phoebe

Ace · **Posted:** Sun May 29, 2011 8:21 am

Yes defiantly an injury and as suggested by oaklands antiseptic cream will do the trick

Phoebe · **Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:35 pm

Thanks Ace Ventura, Phoebe.

FrenchFowl · **Joined:** Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:29 pm **Posts:** 1

This was a study you in australia may like reading on fowlpox vaccines
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15034359
Enjoy please

Phoebe · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:09 pm

Thanks FrenchFowl, for the link on Fowl pox vaccines. Phoebe

Phoebe · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:32 pm

About a fortnight ago Chanticleer's wound went white just as Oaklands said it would. It had a small scab in the centre which the large hens pecked and caused to bleed. They then started to peck into his comb, so I had to confine Chanticleer's again and reapply Betadine. The wound has now almost cleared.

Since some of Chanticleer's neck feathers also showed signs of having been eaten, it seems that Chanticleer's wound might have been caused by several of my large hens who may have needed more protein, or a different source of protein in their diets, even though I am feeding them a balanced and complete, free-range poultry mix with a minimum 15% protein content. (See further the post on "Vegetarian or non-animal based diet" under Health and Wellbeing.) I have now included the meat juices from our cooking into the pollard vegetable mash that I give the hens to supplement the poultry mix. (See the post “Food and water containers” under Housing.) This seems to have stopped the large hens from troubling Chanticleer. The bantam hens have not pecked at his scar, so I assume they are getting the right type of protein they need or prefer.

Phoebe.

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