Will chicks 'dust bathe' in pine shavings?

[luvinmychickens]

It's really cute to watch. I love watching them dig. So funny!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

I have adults who will do that. Very silly.

 

[urban hen momma]

Mine (11 weeks) dust bathe in the pine shavings even though I also made them a dust bath

 

[Rainbow Dash]

Yes, they sure will!

 

[Chickiemom25]

one of my 5 does as son as I change the shavings... It is so cute

 

[duckinnut]

Mostly my roo dust baths in the coop in the shavings,makes himself a little hole and then takes a nap after his bath,just sitting in the sun coming thru the screen door. I think he goes in there to get away from the hens,chickens too hummmm?!!!

 

[hbwright]

Phew, I know this is an old thread but first to come up when I did a search. My smallest one started to do this tonight. I was worried because she isn't feathering out as much as the other 2 and has always been slightly smaller. Then I saw her doing this. I thought she was dying and the others were picking on her, but then she gets up, runs around a little and then does it again. I was thinking about separating her until I googled and came across this. Relief!! Poor chicks were probably wondering why I was scolding them.

 

[aggiemae]

Wait until you see them outside bathing in actual dirt...its almost pornographic.

 

[my little peeps]

Phew, I know this is an old thread but first to come up when I did a search. My smallest one started to do this tonight. I was worried because she isn't feathering out as much as the other 2 and has always been slightly smaller. Then I saw her doing this. I thought she was dying and the others were picking on her, but then she gets up, runs around a little and then does it again. I was thinking about separating her until I googled and came across this. Relief!! Poor chicks were probably wondering why I was scolding them.

I just had this same experience tonight. Being new to the chicken world and seeing my 3 week old EE do this really scared me!! I thought it was dying. I knew they take a dust bath I didn't think they did that this young.is it ok for them to dust bathe in the feed they've kicked out?

 

[RonC]

Walked in one day to check on mine when they were little and one was missing. Then I noticed a head sticking out of the shavings looking around. She had buried herself up to her neck.