She may be poorly, but she can still move pretty fast! Apologies for the blurry shot, she was quite determined not to be held and inspected this evening. All her comb and wattles and round her eyes look like this, and are very pale and floppy, when they used to be the loveliest scarlet:
I am pretty certain that fowl pox is the problem, but I am keen to hear from any fellow chicken keepers out there who have more than my beginner's knowledge who might perhaps like to add any advice? Thanks x
Meanwhile, in other news...tonight is the first ever Windy Acre camping sleep out!
Tents carefully pitched as close under the magnolia as possible - an attempt to mitigate the morning sun |
Marshmellow related fun had by all |
As they were still giggling in their tent at well past 10.30pm, hopefully they will sleep late in the morning...?
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