When can chicks dust bathe? What do I use? Dirt? Sandy dirt?
Dust bath?
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I am also a new backyard chicken owner and I am learning lots! One thing I learned was to use Diatomaceous Earth for their dust bath. I have 9 2 yr old hens. I put a tub in their covered area about 2 x 3' and about 8" deep. Then I put a bag of DE in it and they LOVE it! I also use it for my flock of Bob White Quail hens - who also love it. Now I have some baby chicks but don't think I will give them a dust bath for a few months. Elena
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I got the 30 lb bag of DE from Tractor Supply.
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I just used a dog dish full of construction sand, they absolutely love it and since i give them treats i toss a handful of chick grit in it and it serves both purposes.
I use ash from our woodstoves. They love it and it's a good treatment/deterrent for mites. I don't have, nor have I ever had, a problem with mites but I've heard it works for them. Good luck! 
My 7 week old Faverolles are habitual bathers. They dust-bath in their pine shavings. They dust bath in the grass. I even put their outside pen overlapping a mud puddle and they were dust-bathing in the mud too! <Facepalm>
My Sussex and Wyandotte must be waiting for some "real" dust to start doing it
My Sussex and Wyandotte must be waiting for some "real" dust to start doing it
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Mine dust bathe in their corn cob and paper. While outside their to interested in bug finding than bathing
When mine free range they'll dust bathe in anything they can find, lol.
I bought a bag of DE but Im too afraid to offer it, Ive been reading conflicting information...How its bad if humans inhale it- so I was thinking it could also be bad if offered to chicks as well? Just not sure 100%. I was reading this from the Chicken Chicks blog.
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Soooo should I use dry dirt?
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