Signs and symptoms
There are other different sings are symptoms that exhibit of affected birds and these include liquid discharge from eyes, sneezing and cough. However application of toothpaste on fowl pox effectively treats the viral disease as this prevents spread as well.
Treatment with toothpaste
Always start by applying a thin layer of toothpaste on the exterior parts of formed lesions, however care should be taken when applying for the paste not to get in contact with chicken sensitive parts like eyes as this may cause irritation. On the other hand for eye discharge carefully apply toothpaste on lesions around eyes.