Dust Bathing Help?

[Heymrkrabs]

I have some cinnamon queen chicks that are about a week and a half old and whenever one of them is placed on a towel, she starts to do a dust bathing motion. I have put a small dust bath in their brooder, but they won't get in it. Should I just keep the actual dust bath in there, or put a towel for her to practice the motion?

 

[Heymrkrabs]

 

[Peppercorngal]

Nice video! I would leave the real dust bath in the brooder. They need to learn to be comfortable in real dirt, not just a towel! The dirt is what benefits them and keeps mites and such away. Very cute!

 

[Doc7]

Please tell us how to embed a video like that!

 

[Heymrkrabs]

Nice video! I would leave the real dust bath in the brooder. They need to learn to be comfortable in real dirt, not just a towel! The dirt is what benefits them and keeps mites and such away. Very cute!

Thanks, they've started to check out the dust bath, I guess it'll just take some time for them to get used to.

 

[Heymrkrabs]

Please tell us how to embed a video like that!

I use a gif conversion app and then save it to my gallery. Then upload it through "upload a file".

 

[snow5164]

You must use some awesome laundry soap. So cute. !!

 

[rosemarythyme]

So cute!! She's so little, she'll figure things out soon enough.

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

So adorable!