Today, my chicks discovered DIRT!!!

[Ilovemyduckies]

Tomorrow, my chicks will be 4 weeks old. I took them out to explore the great outdoors today. Somehow, I was not expecting them to play in the dirt (even though I've heard plenty of times on here about chicks dust bathing as soon as they got outside). They started trying to dust bathe on hard ground. I got excited and put them in a cat carrier to bring them to Dayday's (my only adult chicken) favorite dust bathing spot. Then I hurried and got my camera. When we first got in there, my sisters EE started playing in it. The two other chicks didn't show any interest in it. Then, after she had been playing in it for a while, my RIR decded it looked fun and started to play in it too. My White Leghorn never did try it.. Maybe next time. Anyway, these are some of the pics I took:




You can't really see her that well in this picture, the ducklings kept stepping on her

 

[CorinneP]

Great Pictures.. Its so Cute isn't it .. I still enjoy watching my adults Hens and roos do it .. they made a huge mess under one of My Pine trees but Its all good as it happens to be in view from my computer chair so I can often look right out watching them roll around and kick up a puff of dust then get up and shake Its amusing to me !

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

Yeah, I think it's funny how they instinctively play in the dirt
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[GSDBESTK9]

Too funny!

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

tell me if this works.... (it's a video)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=411964868822449

 

[b.hromada]

I too love watching them dust bath! So cute! Those duckies are hilarious too! thanks for sharing.

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

 

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