TURTLE POOLS!

[canesisters]

In looking through many of the threads about pictures of our chickens, I've noticed something very familiar showing up in the background of LOTS of them....

So - who has a green turtle pool in your coop?!?!?! And why is it there???

Mine is a dust bath full of sawdust/shavings/DE.

 

[cyw iar]

That is a great idea! ...now I have to go get one

Do they actually use it for its intended purpose?

 

[canesisters]

My girls? YES! It's not unusual for me to see a puff of dust drifting over the run and then see a couple of chicken legs waving around.

It was FULL when I put it in there 2 weeks ago and they've flopped and dug about half of it out. I like that I can put the cover on when we're expecting rain and the next day when everything else is muddy, that will still be dry.

 

[canesisters]

Nobody else had turtle pools???? This can't be! I'm SURE I've seen them in the background of LOTS of photos.......

 

[cyw iar]

Seriously! I know I've seen them too. The cover makes it most excellent!

 

[katoranger]

I have given away two of those.