xChicken04x Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hi all, I just wanted to post some pictures of the girls having a dustbath, mainly for fist time chicken keepers, who like me didn't know what a dustbath was and thought they where having a fit I tryed to get one of Mischief crouching, but she is to fast. Anyway here they are: First there was just three of them, Uma, Magic and Lacey. Then Spice came over: And joined in.... Then Nutmeg... Then Clover... No-one likes Clover... And then there was one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Aaah, bless them Poor old Clover though - but at least she gets the bath to herself Lovely pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Great Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 What fab piccies - is that Nutmeg that looks like she's flat on her back sunbathing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol U Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Great pics! What have they got against Clover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thank you all for your comments Laura & CTB- Yep that's Numeg on her back with her eyes closed Carol U- They haven't liked Clover since day one, she is at the bottom of the pecking order and the others either ignore her or pick on her. Hence why I favorite her a bit (well a lot ) she gets her tea on top of the cube away from the others, in her own dish, she gets to go in the garden with me (out of sight of the others) and when I clean the cube every weekend the others get shut in the free-range area but Clover stays with me to help. It was the same with Spice, she was at the bottom of the pecking order before we got Clover and Nutmeg. Time for more chickens me thinks... The girls take advantage of Clover because she doesn't stand up for her self. She was in a feild of 50 chickens before we got her and she was very, very thin because the others wouldn't let her eat or drink But things have settled down since she started laying a few weeks ago, although Gemma (top chook) does feel threatend at times. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Oh poor CLover. I'm glad I'm npot the only one a sucker for the underchook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 I always take pitty on the underchook I just get worried that Clover hasn't had enough to eat When we first had her she was tiney, and very hungry and the breeder told us she needed fattening up a bit. She's a big girl now though, but I still worry about her. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I love dustbathing pictures- thank you for sharing them with us. I had a fright when I first saw my girls doing it... I thought they were really ill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 lovely pics, I do enjoy seeing chooks enjoying themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 is that dust bath just on the floor of your run? and what is it made of, is it bark and hemcore. one last thing how do you keep it dry Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Its not actually a dustbath, their dustbath is a plastic box filled with sand (which they just eat ), they insist on digging their own in their run. Its basically pebbles, hemcore and wood chippings. Its kept dry because our run has a roof. Hope this helps! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 What a lovely set of pics! My girls seem to like communal dust-bathing too. I'll try and sort out pics at some stage. It's so funny to watch them go for it, all jostling for position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 What lovely pictures. I especially like the 2nd one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 What lovely pictures. I especially like the 2nd one. That ones my favorite too I'm still trying to get one of Mischief crouching xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Lovely pics. I love the 6th, or second from last one - all girls together . I managed to get my new run finished enough to move the girls into yesterday and the first thing Cava did was have a long and luxurious dust bath in the soil and hemcore. They had a tub trug in the eglu run but it didn't suit them as they preferred to dusbathe in the nest box. I'll take some piccys this week to show off the new residence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
