Digging?

[Iblissa]

Digging may not be the right word, but I am wondering if Chickens dig or something like that.

I have 3 chicks about 2 weeks old. I looked at their coop yesterday and it looks like they may have attempted to dig out under the coop.

I am not sure if that is possible, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[microchick]

Not digging out but maybe scratching out a wallow for dirt baths? Or just plain scratching around. My 10 day olds are quite enthusiastic about scratching out holes in their pine shavings to look for a treat that I have scattered under the bedding.

Birds will also scratch out a hollow to loosen the soil and then take a luxurious dirt bath.

 

[Iblissa]

Thank You. That helps a lot. This is my first time with chickens and I want to keep them safe.

 

[tcstoehr]

My chickens will scratch through any loose material on the ground. Always hoping to expose something edible underneath.

 

[aart]

They can 'dig' some pretty impressive holes.

 

[chicksurreal]

Our chickens are serious excavators, they dig holes deep enough that we joke about them being foxholes. Granted, their run is mainly under a stand of Sycamore trees that have been here forever and there is a lot of loose stuff around, but it's impressive. One of our Delawares had a hole deep enough to thwart the rooster. Lol!