Redwing Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I have had my girls for a month but have never supplied a dustbath, they can't dig one as I have wire mesh under the Eglu run. Someone at gardening club mentioned that some tyres were put on the bonfire pile at the community centre but couldn't be burned, I nabbed some to make a wormery but had one small one left which I filled with compost and stuck in the Eglu run as a dustbath. My girls love it. so far they have: Ignored it Bok Bokked at it Screamed at it Pecked it S"Ooops, word censored!"ed their porridge covered beaks along the side of it Stood on the side and pooed outwards Stood on the side and pooed inwards Jumped off of it flapping wildly Had a nap in it Pecked around in it Thrown the soil out of it with their feet Is dustbathing supposed to be an instinctive thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmusgrove123 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 ahhaaahahaahahah wot are you going to doo ahahahaah especially the pooing bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 I shall blag it and say its a litter tray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Is dustbathing supposed to be an instinctive thing?Yes it is, but obviously not in car tyre. You're lucky they go near the tyre at all. Mine were terrified when I put a corn-on-the cob in their enclosure. I had to take it away in the end and s"Ooops, word censored!"e all the corn off for them before they would eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 yes, those chicken-killing corn on the cobs are really scary when they go on the rampage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sounds like its a great success for keeping them amused. The next must have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Sounds like they are having fun with the tyre even if they don't use it as intended My lot have a plastic underbed storage box bought from a supermarket. They use it a lot in winter. Even though I don't always see them in it, I know they use it as I am forever refilling it with dry earth from the greenhouse when they flick it all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
