Roosty's dust bath link: https://roostys.co/products/chicken-dust-bath?utm_source=shop_app&list_generator=shops_best_sellers
Good suggestion, I will experiment with their dust bath, it's getting low in any case.
Tell me more about the chicken skin ecosystem!!
Thank you very much for your point of view, I really appreciate it. I did try separating the likely bully (the Orpington) a while back (used a large wire dog crate placed in the run) and she just stood up against the bars and let the other two peck at her neck? It was really strange. I will try...
Good question! Yes, they do. In the summer they usually dust bathe in the dirt around their run or in the run itself, but for the winter I put a big container in the run filled with sand, dirt, and Roosty's dust bath. I know they use it either from watching them actively use it or because they...
I don't, but I could figure it out. Why do you recommend tagging these 2 users? I don't know them. I'm guessing you tagging them in comments serves the same function as in other apps, but I'm super new to this so maybe not.
I have 3 hens roughly 10 months old (1 Lavender Orpington, 1 Easter Egger, 1 ISA Brown.) All are laying, eating, drinking, and pooping consistently and normally and show no other signs of disease or distress.
At first I thought it was feather picking on the back of the smallest hen (the Easter...