Chick behavior

[Lumikko]

I think this is normal so I'm just posting it for entertainment value (and hopefully I dont find out otherwise!). The biggest of our three chicks loves bathing in the pine shavings. She digs herself a little hole and just has at it, pine shavings everywhere. And the other two helpfully enjoy cleaning her up after. We did attempt some sand in a small container but that resulted in three chicks determined to eat all the sand..

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I think this is normal so I'm just posting it for entertainment value (and hopefully I dont find out otherwise!). The biggest of our three chicks loves bathing in the pine shavings. She digs herself a little hole and just has at it, pine shavings everywhere. And the other two helpfully enjoy cleaning her up after. We did attempt some sand in a small container but that resulted in three chicks determined to eat all the sand..

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Aren't they cute!

I give mine a pan of dirt with a plug of sod, sometimes sand is mixed in too.
Chick(en)s eat dirt and sand. Likely your chicks ate the sand as a source of grit. Have you supplied them with some chick grit (crushed granite) free choice?

 

[Lumikko]

Aren't they cute!

I give mine a pan of dirt with a plug of sod, sometimes sand is mixed in too.
Chick(en)s eat dirt and sand. Likely your chicks ate the sand as a source of grit. Have you supplied them with some chick grit (crushed granite) free choice?

Off to pick up chick grit tomorrow

 

[paintedChix]

As to the dust bathing - some are much more "wild" in their scratching, rolling around & then waving their wings & shaking off the dust. And yes, it can start from day 1!