Boybeck Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I am in the process of creating a walk in run. What substance do you use for the chickens to dust bathe in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibby69 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I usually use compost mixed with play sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Mine love dry compost or bark etc. I now have deep hole in the borders where I've put bark or compost! But they do love it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplefowler Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I was going to aske the same thing. I have been using a mix of soil (ours is quite sandy anyway) mixed with bird dust from wilkinsons. It is in a cat litter tray. One of the lies down in it for her afternoon nap. but other than that there is no interest in it at all. I have been dying to see them rolling about in it, but they don't seem as keen as I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I use a mix of compost and ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Topsoil and some compost with Diatom. They are now using my runner bean trench - which is now not a trench and quite level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Dry earth from hubbie's greenhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Compost & diatom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Mine just use the Hemcore/Easibed and soil that's in the run . Tried an old tyre with playsand, compost and Diatom but they were so scared of it I had to remove it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPoule Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Dry compost and woodash, with a dusting of diatom. For years, my pekins ignored my dustbath in favour of digging their own in odd corners. However, the last one died a few months ago ( ), and the new hybrids are particulary keen - watching them, all of a sudden the other chickens seemed to have realised what that random box that was always in their way is for after-all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
