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<\/a>All the girls are perching together<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Six](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/six_girls_on_a_perch.jpg\")
<\/a>Six girls on a perch<\/p><\/div>\n
A little later the girls were having a lovely dust bath.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The girls dust bath together<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Freckles](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/freckles_helps_rusty.jpg\")
<\/a>Freckles is “helping” Rusty<\/p><\/div>\n
Freckles didn’t actually dust bath but she stayed close to Rusty pecking dust from her and around her. I did see Freckles having a dust bath a few days ago but she isn’t as enthusiastic as the other girls. It may be because of her different feather type.<\/p>\n
![\"It's](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/a_communal_affair.jpg\")
<\/a>It’s a communal affair<\/p><\/div>\n
Emerald had a big dust bath session on her own the day before so she didn’t bother to join in. She stayed on the perch.<\/p>\n
![\"Meanwhile](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/emerald_meanwhils_is_still_on_the_perch.jpg\")
<\/a>Meanwhile Emerald is still on the perch<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Are](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/you_looking_at_me.jpg\")
<\/a>Are you looking at me!<\/p><\/div>\n
It is good to see the flock happy together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The flock seems to be really together since their number has diminished. Yesterday they were all on the high branch perch again. This seems to be the current favourite place to congregate. A little later the girls were having a … Continue reading