ok they are flopping around...

[andrea98]

ok they seem to only do this at night ..
they lay on the botton flop around like they are dust bathing .. is this normal the one is completely on its side!! do i need to provide them something to "bathe" in? do both sexes do this flopping ... are they just making a bed...they are 5 1/2 week old banties...

 

[debakadeb]

They are just taking a dust bath.

 

[rainbowgardens]

I caught my 2 1/2 week old speckled sussex "bathing" yesterday.

 

[fshinggrl]

I love seeing that! My 5 week olds are just now doing it.

 

[Wendy_Darling]

The first time I set my EE chick down on a washcloth I thought something was terribly wrong with her. I thought she had broken her legs or gotten into poison. She LOVED that washcloth. She rolled around all over it with her legs sticking straight out behind her. None of the others were quite so dramatic in their 'dust bath'. It was pretty amazing.

 

[andrea98]

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that is what mine is that flops the most dramatically.. so much that it kicks bedding all over the place!!!

 

[kgeorge]

I love seeing the chicks "dusting". I also like it when they stretch out under the brooder light and stretch their little wing out while on their side and then take a nap. It is so cute.

I like seeing the big chickens dusting, too. They look so happy and content.