{"id":37859,"date":"2023-12-12T13:46:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=37859"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:46:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:46:36","slug":"the-whole-flock-dust-bathing-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=37859","title":{"rendered":"The whole flock dust bathing together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have had awful weather lately with lots of rain most days and it&#8217;s a while since I have seen more than one girl at a time have a dust bath. It&#8217;s Autumn that has been dust bathing the most.  She likes the small space between the wooden blocks and the chicken&#8217;s patio.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then one day last week we had a sunny afternoon. All eight girls were dust bathing at the same time and for quite a long time too. I took some photos to do this post but then got busy and didn&#8217;t get round to it so I thought I would do it now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eight-girls-dust-bathing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eight-girls-dust-bathing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eight-girls-dust-bathing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eight-girls-dust-bathing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/eight-girls-dust-bathing-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> All eight girls dust bathing at the same time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was difficult to get a good photo of all eight of them together as three of them were on the other side of the wire so this was the best I could do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/six-girls-dustbathing-here.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/six-girls-dustbathing-here.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/six-girls-dustbathing-here.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/six-girls-dustbathing-here-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/six-girls-dustbathing-here-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Six girls are dust bathing here with Salmon on the other side of the wire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/and-two-girls-here.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/and-two-girls-here.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/and-two-girls-here.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/and-two-girls-here-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/and-two-girls-here-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>And the other two girls here together as always<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/salmon-on-the-same-side-as-mango-and-cloud.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/salmon-on-the-same-side-as-mango-and-cloud.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/salmon-on-the-same-side-as-mango-and-cloud.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/salmon-on-the-same-side-as-mango-and-cloud-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/salmon-on-the-same-side-as-mango-and-cloud-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Salmon is on the same side of the wire as Mango and Cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-girls-from-the-other-direction.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-girls-from-the-other-direction.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-girls-from-the-other-direction.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-girls-from-the-other-direction-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/the-girls-from-the-other-direction-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The girls from the other direction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dust bathing is often a communal thing but usually one or two girls are wandering around &#8220;helping&#8221;. They will peck at the dust on the girls and scratch around them. This is often Salmon and Storm and then they will dust bath as the first girls start to leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So seeing all eight girls at the same time was heart warming. They must have spent nearly an hour dust bathing and they looked so happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Autumn had her short break in egg laying she has laid another four eggs. I now think she will continue to lay but perhaps not quite as regular as before. It&#8217;s enough to give us one or two breakfasts a week. Any eggs are a welcome bonus! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have had awful weather lately with lots of rain most days and it&#8217;s a while since I have seen more than one girl at a time have a dust bath. 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