Young Peacock found dead

As is often the case this poor bird was suffering from more than one problem. His death would have been the result of a combination of conditions. In this instance, alimentary canal blockage with grass in the crop and gizzard, red mite and lice. I would suspect that the red mite caused anaemia and debilitation…

Que Serama Sirrah!

Tuesday, April 12th 17:40 Check  that I have the hand-outs, pictures of worm eggs, copies of Practical Poultry and first aid kit.  A first aid kit for poultry not attendees! Make space in the car and Anita and I drive to collect Paula and a couple of bantams for Parsons Poultry Party tonight. As usual,…

Avian Influenza

Avian Influenza Maps ——————– Update notification on Twitter Follow @chickenvetuk OIE HPAI Disease maps by year Notifiable disease – Clinical Signs Notifiable disease – Species affected, How to Spread Maps Maps showing the latest reports have been prepared using Google Fusion tables and Google Maps API. You can move the map around to see the…