Do chicks take dust baths?

[GlitterKitty]

My chick looks like she's taking a dust bath... but I wanna make sure. Here's a video

 

[b.hromada]

How cute is that???

Yep, thats what it looks like. They do love to dust bathe!

 

[GlitterKitty]

b.hromada :

How cute is that???

Yep, thats what it looks like. They do love to dust bathe!

Oh good! I was worried she has something wrong LOL I didn't know, I never saw my other chicks do this

 

[TurtleChick]

so cute! yep, dust bathing!!!

i love chicks dustbathing (and sunbathing....) - but i think the fact that she's dust bathing in nothing but a towel is hilarious!!!

 

[sharol]

That is really cute. My 3 week olds are spending several hours a day in the run/coop area outside. Yesterday about noon it got too hot for them out there (100), so I brought them back into the brooder where they ALL used the dustbath I provided them. They were on grass and real dirt outside and waited for the dustbath (shaking head and sighing) inside. They were filthy.

back row: un-named Delaware, Lily the EE, Vic the GLW, and in front, Angel the Delaware. By the time they were done, dust was everywhere. I think they like the DE and sand in the dirt mixture I made for them. I supose they will expect a dirt bath area in the run when they move outside permanently in a couple of weeks.

 

[chicknduck]

Cute video.

 

[GlitterKitty]

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Cute!

 

[noodleroo]

Isn't that cute! Almost scarry if you don't know what they're doing.

 

[GlitterKitty]

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Yes! LOL

 

[FiveHens]

So cute!

.......does she have any dust???

You can make chickie dust baths out of shallow pans with dust or sand. You should make them one!