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Molting Update
Here are the ladies.

Hattie and Sydney are basically done molting. Hattie just has a few wing feathers to go.

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Lady Featherington is done molting her head, neck, tail, and back. But her lower body is dropping feathers like mad.
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Phyllis is down to her head feathers and Aurora her beard and side burns.
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Glynda has 1/2 her tail feathers out and is still dropping a few scattered feathers. Her shoulders for example.
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FBA chicken event synopsis
4 to 11 November


Link to previous synopsis : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27291232


@BY Bob :
Has been having a hard week at work so few news from the FBA chickens.
He did post an update on molting :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27292166

And a goofy senior moment tax https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27297171
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@BeastBaby
Welcome to FBA, beastbaby! And a lovely twofer :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27297237
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@bgmathteach : a cute injured pullet healing and her friend for Monday mugs and an update on the egg crisis :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27296098
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@ChicoryBlue :
Hazel seems to have caught the respiratory disease
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27296393
She’s on five days Baytril, which seems to help.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27299512
Pavers done ! a preening gland issue ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27301524
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@Desertvalleychickens
Picture of Onyx's molt
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27293407
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@featherhead007
Dear Coco...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27296996
Possible plans for moving north!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27302778
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@GregnLety
Is finally back home and sick, but happy 😁.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27301748
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@lightm : flowering saffron !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27293193
Poppy and Wendy cute pics :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27295450
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@Lilion
Update on wounded Eenie, and decided to try to re-home both boys.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27297365
Manny is re-homed ! https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27304073
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@Marie2020
We all grieve Tina. She had been very unwell on Sunday, and passed Monday morning. Marie had just been wondering about her future with the girls, whether or not to take more chickens, or maybe let them at a wonderful place for rescues she has discovered.
So she was very worried about Princess and everyone on FBA tried to reassure her.
Princess https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27296659
Counting small blessings
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27295017
Doing better !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27303223
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27304181
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@Ponypoor :
Henny penny is sitting. Cute picture : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27293305
And a bunch of pictures:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27295451
Tuefer Tuesday pics : https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27296689
Egg candling:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27297977
Eggs update :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27302397
Congratulations on your second place for the pumpkin pecking contest 🙂
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bycs-2023-spooktacular-halloween-hatch-along—poultry-pecking-pumpkins-photo-contest.1599120/post-27302869
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@RebeccaBoyd
Favourite pic ever, not a chicken ! !https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27293598
Poppets is a sassy spunky Silkie!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27295879
Possum's problem?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27301099
Re-homed two hormonal cockerels, relieved but sad.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27302672
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@RoyalChick has come to the conclusion that comb types and names are just a silly human servant invention.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/members/rural-mouse.618433/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27302298
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@rural mouse
A sad long story, involving again a dog attack.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27291380
Fly high, Granite and Quartz. You certainly both made the most of your short lives.
Some good news : Twirp has been found. After spending some time in the house with Whiskey as a companion , she chose to be with the chickens.
Twirp is hanging out with her people. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27293437
Pictures of Shan and others :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-27299974
Thank you 😊 very busy week for me, so helpful!
 
Molting Update
Here are the ladies.

Hattie and Sydney are basically done molting. Hattie just has a few wing feathers to go.

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Lady Featherington is done molting her head, neck, tail, and back. But her lower body is dropping feathers like mad.
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Phyllis is down to her head feathers and Aurora her beard and side burns.
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Glynda has 1/2 her tail feathers out and is still dropping a few scattered feathers. Her shoulders for example.
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They look like they are nearing the end, beautiful ladies! It really is an interesting process they go through.
 
It isn't better 😞. We kept him crated for three or four days and it didn't make any difference. We have looked him over multiple times and can't figure out what is wrong. We are going to try Epsom salt soaks next.

On the positive side, his tail is up and he can actually move pretty fast in his gimpy way. He still crows and tidbits. I witnessed Regan (pullet) squat for him today and he gave it the ol' college try, but everything looked very crooked and I don't think it was successful. I am happy though that the girls still spend time with him and he doesn't seem to be depressed.
Mr P has fallen off many times 😆

I am sure the hens laugh at him also when that happens 😊
 

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