What is he/she doing?

[3LilBirds]

For some reason my crazy little chick, Cinnamon loves to do this whenever I put him/her on this microfiber wash cloth. Does Cinnamon think he/she is bathing? lol

 

[sandrameissnest]

LOL, it does look funny.... i guess she likes it

 

[FeatherPainter]

She is taking a bath, she'll be even funnier when you give her dirt or sand to take a real bath.

 

[ShelleyN]

That's the dirt bath dance.

 

[3LilBirds]

OOooh thank you. I had a feeling that's what it might have been! When can I give them a real dirt bath?

 

[tweetysvoice]

From what I read, you can do it pretty much from the beginning. There are a few people that believe if you give them dirt from your own run, then they'll grow up with the immunities of whatever might be in your dirt. I'm not saying this from experience, but a friend of mine has newborn hatches (they are about 5 days old now) and she gives them a litter box with some wheat grass and dirt in it for a couple hours a day and they pick at it and dust bath right from the beginning.

Edited to say that the video was so adorable, I had to watch it a few times, then make sure my DH watched it!

 

[3LilBirds]

From what I read, you can do it pretty much from the beginning. There are a few people that believe if you give them dirt from your own run, then they'll grow up with the immunities of whatever might be in your dirt. I'm not saying this from experience, but a friend of mine has newborn hatches (they are about 5 days old now) and she gives them a litter box with some wheat grass and dirt in it for a couple hours a day and they pick at it and dust bath right from the beginning.

Edited to say that the video was so adorable, I had to watch it a few times, then make sure my DH watched it!

Thank you! I'll have to give it a try. Cinnamon is very much a character! Loves to be held and rubbed on the chest and neck. I still haven't a clue if Cinnamon is a she or he yet. One of these days I'll figure it out! lol

 

[LuvinChickens]

That's so cute!