Ash from untreated wood for dust bath

[Devorah]

How much ash from untreated wood should I put in the run for a dust bath? We have plenty from our wood-fired oven.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I'd put it in a favorite corner, not the whole run. About inch deep. I have a kid's swimming pool that we periodically refill with dirt and add fireplace ash when we clean it. It works well.

LofMc

 

[RojoMarz]

We have a pellet stove and use the ash for a dust bath that is made from a plastic doghouse (which has a removable top.) I lift the dog house roof and dump the ash bucket in. I then clean the stove and put the ash in the bucket. It sits in the bucket until I need to clean the stove again.

 

[Devorah]

I'd put it in a favorite corner, not the whole run. About inch deep. I have a kid's swimming pool that we periodically refill with dirt and add fireplace ash when we clean it. It works well.

LofMc

Thank you very much!

 

[Iluveggers]

Jumping in with a question, so it is perfectly safe to just add wood ash to the run? Or do you also need to mix it with dirt?

 

[MeanCheek]

Jumping in with a question, so it is perfectly safe to just add wood ash to the run? Or do you also need to mix it with dirt?

I just use plain ash from perfectly natural wood (usually mine's pine). Of course, my chooks don't use it though. The yard is for dust bathing, and the tub of ash is a decoration. The quail like it though.

 

[Iluveggers]

I just use plain ash from perfectly natural wood (usually mine's pine). Of course, my chooks don't use it though. The yard is for dust bathing, and the tub of ash is a decoration. The quail like it though.

Thanks! We burn logs & old bills in our fire pit, so I’ll throw some ashes in the run!

 

[bajabirdbrain]

Our girls get a mixture of peat moss, sand, and wood ash placed in a small plastic swimming pool. Not sure where I got the "recipe" for this mixture but everybody seems happy.