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I just put mine together upside down. There is a small rim on the bottom that the water dispenser sits in perfectly.

I'm having a similar problem with one of my girls (dark brahma). She's had a goopy white mess coming from her vent for a long time now. The vet said he thought I damaged her kidneys by giving them oyster shells .... but, if you'll forgive me, he seems to be a bit of an idiot. Didn't know what...

LOL just saw that my "dam..n." in my earlier post was replaced by stars ... funny, ok, verrrry clean language - got it. Sorry, new here

Ah HA! I think I may be on to something ... I think when they snuggle up at night that they're wrapping their heads around each other and maaaybe one is breathing into the feathers of the other one. Odd? yes, but so far that seems to be the most reasonable hypothesis (hmmm) Now, I don't know...

****! They slept in the box, and same thing this morning ... a big spot of frosty feathers right in the middle of both backs. I don't get it. It was cold cold cold last night - I'm worried about my girls

Thanks so much for your reply! Those are great sources of info, thank you. I'm going to read them a couple of times I'm sure :) I really think there is enough ventilation ... but that being said, it does seem that something is 'dripping on them'. So that seems the most likely problem...

Hi all I'm new to chicken ownership and have been learning a lot. I'm worried about my girls though. I live up in Manitoba and the winters get really cold. So far my two girls have been doing fine ... BUT I've been noticing they've been getting patches of frozen feathers on their backs, right...

Thanks everyone - glad to be here

ha ha ha never thought of that ... yeah, bring on the zombies! (LOL!) Thanks for the welcome :)

Hi everyone! I am really really new to the chicken world! I moved out of the city this summer -- finally, my haven in the country! We bought a small straw house on the prairie surrounded by a few acres of trees. I love it! Best of all I can now get the chickens I've wanted for so long...

This is genius :)