This morning we lost a hen that we are caring for for friends to what we believe to be diptheritic fowl pox - affecting her respiratory system. To be confirmed by autopsy.
A couple of other hens in the flock are showing signs of cutaneous pox - but not showing any respiratory signs at this...
Apologies for the poor quality of the video.
The video is of a hen that we are currently caring for while her owners are away, she has been noticeably ill for around 4 days.
History - this hen has been under some stress for a while due to an infestation of ants in her home coop that...
So here are my three 12 week old 'mutts'. I'm sure that both the black and the red ones are pullets, but I'm trying to convince myself that the white frizzle might not be a roo... just an early developing pullet. Am I kidding myself??!!