Chicks taking dust baths?

[AMHARFFEY]

The first time my babies went outside, it looked like they were melting from the gloriousness of the warm sun. It was hilarious, like they were playing a game of 'the floor is lava' i had them in a brooder box inside and would let them out to free range inside my living room for about an hour a day and the silly things would try to dust bath on the door mat in the sun, it was cute and funny. I'll post a picture (you may note that the mat is rather sand filled ) Other times, some of them would try to dust bath on my jumper After a few weeks, I would take them outside to a covered pen so they could get used to the outside atmosphere of our neighbourhood under full supervision.

 

[PVILLAGO]

It's never to late to tame a chicken, even if they're adults.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-i-tamed-my-chickies.1387734/

I talk to mine daily. Try to hold a few daily but they do seem a bit scared of me. I know they know my voice and come running to see what Im doing. I wanted to know when they take dust baths too. Mine are 3 wks old and I have 3 more wks left to baby them.

 

[-Flash-]

I wanted to know when they take dust baths too.

They can take dust baths from 1 day old!

 

[Iluveggers]

Really? I’ve got a really skittish hen. How could I help her get used to me touching her?

What does your brooder look like? I used a big box and cut a trap door in the side. When I would reach in the top they would get scared (maybe it’s instinct because of Ariel predators), but when I opened the trap door and had wet mash they would run each other over to jump onto my lap and eat out of my hands. I’d put a barrier around the area I was sitting and they would hang out a bit and eventually all head back into the brooder. Those were the days…