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She's been sequestered in her own little coop for a few days now, and is eating/drinking and active. Her eye isn't frothy anymore, but a still a bit swollen. I imagine one of the pox is on/near her eye. Her other eye is clear and normal. She never displayed any other symptoms, so I am wondering...

I have a 6 month old Barnvelder hen who is showing symptoms of what I believe are Avian Pox (the spots on her comb & wattle) and a respiratory illness (the foamy eye). I haven't seen either of these symptoms in my birds before, and have made these assumptions based on research I've done here at...

Hi, I'm Theresa and enjoy keeping chickens. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first flock of 4 backyard chickens in 2010. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have five; 1 rooster and 4 hens. (3) What breeds do you have? Rhode Island Reds...