Suburbhen - A Hen in the City

ILT in Chickens - Farewell Rosa So since returning from holidays in mid September I have noticed that Rosa has been suffering from a sore ...

Red Light - Hot Chicks In order to keep the girls warm and at optimum health over the Winter, one of the strategies we were advised to inv...

Today we had our 3 year old white Silkie hen Angie put to sleep.  In less than 4 weeks we have lost Bantam Wyandotte Amelia, black Silkie he...

Choking Chicken - Plaque on Throat Wow, okay.  Been a bit difficult to maintain enthusiasm for writing about the girls for a few weeks now...

Farewell Amelia So it's been 3 weeks.  Respiratory infection in chickens is a nasty business.  I don't know if I would do the same...

Amelia Update Picked up Amelia yesterday afternoon.  The Vet described a lump of infectious material, over an ulcer on her larynx about 1c...

Amelia Update Spoken to Veterinary staff who have Amelia and she is feeling much more comfortable today.  She is not 'out of the woods...

Amelia Update Amelia's respiratory infection has gone downhill very quickly in the last week.  Amelia went broody and took to her next...

It has been two weeks since Amelia started taking her long course of general antibacterial medication.  It was a slow start and I wasn't...

Amelia Update Amelia is still battling her respiratory infection/ mycoplasma.  She has been making a shocking amount of noise when she bre...

Chronic respiratory infection in chickens seems to be the result of a less than optimal start in life.  Minimal shelter from cold conditions...