dust bathe

  1. Mimi13

    I’m not Mother Nature, but..... My journey hatching broody and bator chicks

    I knew this would happen! But in my own defense I’m a known worrier. Yes, I am worried about my broody. I realize that Mother Nature has instructed my broody girl to climb in that little, hidey-hole of a nest, and sit on what would be the most uncomfortable spot for me, atop a bunch of...
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    • bator chicks broody chicken broody chicks dust bathe integrating chicks leave nest mixed breed chickens
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  2. MichelleKing

    Serama chick question

    Behavior question. first time serama owner.... completely smitten and obsessed with my littles. I have 5 serama chicks that are now about 2.5 weeks old. I noticed them kicking their food around and then dustbathinf in it often. I’ve never had chicks dustbathe before so young. Can someone tell...
  3. MichelleKing

    Dust bathing obsessively

    i have birds dustbathing obsessively. Literally almost rolling around in their baths. They have three baths available to them. Can someone recommend an edible dust bathing product (besides me going out and getting dirt). I need something I can buy on a regular basis that doesnt smell bad...
  4. B

    5-month-old chickens have never dust bathed

    Hi all! I recently got three chicks from my parents' flock. They're 5 months old, and for the first couple months of their lives, they lived in a sectioned-off part of the coop with a wooden floor, so they never got to dust bathe. (There was a mean mother hen with her own chicks that would go...
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