Keeping a dust bath dry?!

[Chickenman MAN]

I sprinkle DE around the floor of their coop so they can bathe in it.

Coops a small one I'm afraid

 

[Chickenman MAN]

Have you heard of a mass rocket stove.? I believe that is what they are called. You could run your stove pipe"chimney" under the sand. Have the heat barrel in the coop or run. Sorry to say it but killing 2 birds with one stone. Heating both run and coop. You can find plans by typing it in. One day is like to try to heat a barn using one, without potential of a fire, having fire box outside???

Our coop is far from the house... no other stoves and cant really afford one

 

[SulkyBantam]

Coops a small one I'm afraid

What kind? Pics please?

 

[Chickenman MAN]

What kind? Pics please?

Will have to get some tomorrow. It is only about a 3 by 3 foot one with a perch and 2 nesting boxes. Dust bath wont fit.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I see.

 

[Coinoper8d]

Our coop is far from the house... no other stoves and cant really afford one

Very easy to build and cheap. Like I said you can see how to build, just look it up on line

 

[Coinoper8d]

Very easy to build and cheap. Like I said you can see how to build, just look it up on line

I'll find some plans and attach

 

[Coinoper8d]

Thanks

I believe the old window trick would also work. Dry and warm if in the sun

 

[ThereseC]

I’m new to chickens and I just recently made a dust bath with DE sand and dirt. No idea if I put enough or too much DE. The bath is about 12 inches by 12 inches and about 3 inches deep. How deep should the dust bath be?

 

[3KillerBs]

I’m new to chickens and I just recently made a dust bath with DE sand and dirt. No idea if I put enough or too much DE. The bath is about 12 inches by 12 inches and about 3 inches deep. How deep should the dust bath be?

As deep as the chickens want to dig it.

Mine start out making shallow scraps and end up with their backs at ground level once they've used the same hole for a while.