Baumshell28
Songster
So, as the girls have been growing, so have their dust bath tubs...paint roller tray in the brooder, cement mixing tub in the coop. Now that they’ve hit the 16 week mark and I’m confident that they don’t have much, if any, actual “growing” to do, I decided it was time for me to give them a “real” non-portable dust bathing area. Since we built the run, I’ve noticed they spend most of their time in a back corner of the run behind the coop. Not sure why it’s their favorite spot since my whole back yard, including chicken coop & run, is extremely well shaded by two huge old towering oaks...but it is. Anyways, I decided that since this area also contained the most chicken-dug holes, that’s where I would place the designated “Bathing Area”. Although, I’m sure, I will still find other bathing holes dug out randomly as they see fit throughout the run.
All 12 girls took foreman & supervisory roles as I worked yesterday, and they seemed to approve. As early as 1/2 way thru digging & placing the edgers, the girls settled in (and ON) the bathing border to ‘help’, nap & demonstrate their bathing abilities. Silly girls! Once I added 50 lbs of pebbles, 100 lbs of sand, and mixed in some wood ash & DE, they were very excited to demonstrate their fondness for the new spa!
*Some time this week, I plan to add one more bag of pebbles and at least 100 more pounds of sand*
*I would also like to weatherize this area with at least 2 walls and a roof to keep out as much rain as possible, but it’ll take me a while to figure out how to best go about that structure*
All 12 girls took foreman & supervisory roles as I worked yesterday, and they seemed to approve. As early as 1/2 way thru digging & placing the edgers, the girls settled in (and ON) the bathing border to ‘help’, nap & demonstrate their bathing abilities. Silly girls! Once I added 50 lbs of pebbles, 100 lbs of sand, and mixed in some wood ash & DE, they were very excited to demonstrate their fondness for the new spa!
*Some time this week, I plan to add one more bag of pebbles and at least 100 more pounds of sand*
*I would also like to weatherize this area with at least 2 walls and a roof to keep out as much rain as possible, but it’ll take me a while to figure out how to best go about that structure*
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