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  1. D

    Dust Bath- Disappeared?

    Gave my chicks (3.5 weeks old) their first dust bath in a smaller shallow container. After about 15 hours the soil/DE/herbs are completely gone!! I know the dirt can come out while their cleaning and probably because of how shallow it is but I don’t even see any dirt on the bedding of their...
  2. K

    When can I introduce non-crumble foods.

    Hey there! I have 3 week old chicks and I was wondering when I can start giving them other foods like oregano for instance. I ask because I made a dust bath for them in their brooder (charcoal, play sand, a little dirt from outside) and they immediately started to eat it! I sit with them for...
  3. The chicken nurd

    What to use for dust bath

    So I’ve been adding to my run and was thinking about adding a dust bath inside my covered run I’m planning on using a kitty pool for the container but any suggestions as to what to use for the dust
  4. M

    Chickens don’t want to use dust bath!

    Hi, I’m a new chicken keeper, just got four young pullets in mid june 2021, they are currently 4 months old as of mid Aug 2021. They are supposed to be 2 golden comets and 2 australorps. The two australorps are mostly black with some white feathers and one of them has especially fluffy feet, the...
  5. Jelli_Sprout

    Dust Bath -- Diatomaceous Earth

    Hello! I went down to the store to get supplies for a dust bath and the lady there recommended "Thinking Natural Fresh Coop Dust Bath" so I bought it. When I got home I realized Diatomaceous Earth can be considered harmful. The only ingredients listed are Granular Diatomaceous Earth and...
  6. Dsearle

    New Faverolle Flock in Cleveland MO!

    Hello! New Chicken Flock here! Bought 15 straight run Faverolle chicks from Heartland Hatchery here in Missouri about 3 weeks ago. Chicks are growing nicely I believe. No real issues as of yet. Have lots of cool feathering starting now- they are so different. Will be cool to see how they all...
  7. Pepperthechicken

    The dust bowl

    Every so often my chickens take a dust bath in the same spot. Now I have noticed that the "Dust Bowl" has been getting deeper every week. As well as the "Dust Bowl" getting deeper, every time the same chicken turns brown. Just BROWN. That's it.
  8. AmberNate

    Coop Setup? Food, shavings..etc.

    Hi everyone! I'm a brandy new chicken mama and have 4 eight week old Easter eggers. They're still in their brooder and we will be moving them to their coop in the next couple weeks. They have a small attached outdoor run, and then a ramp into their indoor coop. They run is on dirt/weeds. Here...
  9. N

    Dust bath

    anyone know if Pro-Mix Mycorrhizae Growing Medium is safe for a dust bath? I live in a cold climate and have been trying to sort out a dust bath solution. The ground in the run is frozen solid so I made a DIY one from a litter pan - but they won’t use it! I’ve tried moving it around, zero...
  10. Coco having a dust bath

    Coco having a dust bath

    "Ahh this is the life"
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    Taking a bath
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    Dust Bath

    I use a mix of wood ash, sand, soil and diatomaceous earth.
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  13. Girls taking a dust bath in the sand floor indoor coop

    Girls taking a dust bath in the sand floor indoor coop

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  14. MamaChick70

    Dust bath

    So, I have 6 baby chicks about 21 days and 3 are starting to do dust baths in the brooder in the shavings. Should I check them for bugs or should I just add a little bowl for them in the brooder ? I have DE and was going to use ash from my fire place. I attached a picture of the brooder. I...
  15. CHlCKEN

    Chicks taking dust baths?

    Yesterday I was in the brooder room, filling up the chicks’ food and water and such. I noticed one of the little Ameraucana chicks trying to take a dust bath in the wood shavings. I’ve raised two other flocks before and never put dust in with them, until they were big enough to move to the coop...
  16. A

    Dust baths for 5 day old chick, safe for more removal?

    Hi Everyone, hope you are well, I am looking for some advice I’ve recently hatched my first group of chicks and have 8, they are 4 days old and last night I think a tiny brown mite crawled off one onto my arm as I was holding it. I was told by a chicken owning friends that food grade DE dust...
  17. B

    Dust baths for chicks/chickens!

    So I’ve been asking a lot of questions about my chicks and I am very greatful that you guys are answering me! But I had a question for dust bathes for chicks but I will later on use when they are grown up. This is my first flock that I have had and I have been reading that they need dust baths...
  18. H

    What to put in dust bath??

    We’re going to make our chickens a dust bath and was wondering what do you all use? I’ve read conflicting things on using play sand and DE. We were planning on mixing play sand with dry dirt with a little DE. Does this sound right? Any one NOT suggest using DE? Thanks!! I’ve also read about...
  19. 1chip2chicks3cheeks

    Providing vegetation and bugs for a blind rooster

    Hello everyone! I've been lurking around BYC for a bit now but just decided to join to ask my own question! We rescued a fighting rooster (Joe!) who was blind in one eye. He was the very beginning of our chicken adventure! We never planned on having chickens, but took him in because it was the...
  20. Dust bathing

    Dust bathing

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