Sadly, after an initial improvement, Amber's condition worsened. Sunday morning saw her just sitting on the nest box. I had to go out that day, so I moved Maud to an adjacent run - for a while she was the only chicken in the large 10 chicken eglu cube! I wondered about dosing Amber up with metacam, but I didn't really want to disturb her as she was quite peaceful. When I returned, she had died in the same position so I think she was just drifting off.
These two photos were taken earlier this year, when she was her usual friendly, hale and hearty self. I'm sure her decline derived from that very first virus which I noted on 3rd January. Amazing how fast they go downhill.
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