dust baths

  1. Apparently there was a line for the dust bath

    Apparently there was a line for the dust bath

    All chickens must fit in 1 dust bath. At one time. ALL of them.
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  2. Why Do Chickens Dust Bathe?

    Why Do Chickens Dust Bathe?

    Chickens are strange beings, but what makes them even stranger is that they roll around in dust. Why on earth would they do that? Surely that would just get them dirtier? Wrong. Why Do Chickens Dust Bathe? Chickens are at risk from lice and mites. They can get lice/mites from wild birds and...
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  3. getdownfarm

    Looking for Your Best Portable Dust Bath Solutions!

    Hey everyone! I'm in the midst of designing an inexpensive and effective portable dust bath for our birds and I'd love to see photos of yours. We have a sandbox that works well when the chickens are near it (photo below) but I rotate them around our pasture and it's not always in the rotation...
  4. RHChicks

    New to the chick world

    Hi, in our neighborhood we have re-purposed a kids playhouse and sandbox into a community chicken coop. We are starting with 9 chicks. 3 Silkies, 2 Buff Orpington, 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Bantam Barred Rock. We are going to use tubs for the brooder. I have uploaded a photo of our work in...
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