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    Hens have been molting for over three weeks now.

    My red star and black star are looking bedraggled these last few weeks and no eggs to be found! Looking forward to them having there new covering of fine feathers. http://noshoes.blogspot.com/2013/11/molting-chickens.html Anyone have any interesting observations form over the years of watching...
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    Chilly Chickens

    When the morning air is chilly the older chickens cuddle to stay cozy.
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    Funny Little Hen Gets Broody.

    I really like the old English Bantams. They are small and feisty.
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    Funny Little Hen Gets Broody.

    See her here
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    Oh yeah hatch them chics!

    http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/hatchings.htm
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    me too.. its just worring when your chickens dont look right lol even if they act right. i just have no clue. im glad that pot pie has lived a wonderful life with it meaning that its not to harmful. just unsightly We have had her for over five years and she just keeps on clucking
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    Brace yourselves!!!!!!!!! This has been Pot Pie's rear end for almost a year now. My brother has operated twice to drain it and on the second time we almost lost her so we just leave it alone now.
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    "Top Bar Bee Hives" Something cool I just discovered.

    Quote: Thanks for the information I will check out the forum! I can use all the help I can get.
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    "Top Bar Bee Hives" Something cool I just discovered.

    I am here in South Tampa and just about everytime I put up a bird house I get bees. Well I just discovered how to make the whole situation work .... I hope. If you want to see the whole sorted affair check it out here!
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    For the most part you have to let the pecking order become established and then things calm a bit. You must isolate birds who do develope wounds as the other birds can eventually kill other who have bleeding wounds. We have to groups of birds in our yard. This allows us to swap around if there...
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    We have tried "operating" twice the second time brougth the old gal pretty close to lights out. She has bounced back so we have decided to let nature take it's course. No clue why she has the condition.
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