do roos dust bathe?

[lalaland]

just curious - I chased the chickens outside today to spend some time in the sun and after a couple of weeks inside, the hens were so happy to dust bathe - dirt was flying, they were rolling around. The two roos scratched around, but I never saw them dust bathe, even after the hens were finished. Does anyone have roosters that take dust baths?

 

[birdlover]

Yes, roosters dust bathe but, perhaps, yours were busy guarding the girls! My roosters always took dust baths with his girls.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Mine do!

 

[Guinea Goonie]

I walked into the barn one day and thought my bid ol' chochin roo had meet his maker. He was about as flat as a chicken can get in the dirt.

 

[junebug7334]

yep!

 

[bigzio]

Yep, they usually wait till the girls have finished and then take their turn. They don't seem to bathe as often, but it usually is a long one, and not a worry about the water they are wasting!

bigzio

 

[Red]

Our little roo would wait patiently until the girls had had their turn before having his own dust bath