Call it instinct? But my 1 week old brown leghorn seems to know what to do when it comes to taking a dust bath. Even without a momma to teach him/her. We put them out in a wire enclosure this afternoon while we were busy building their coop. This is what he/she was doing when I ck'd in on them.
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