brambles Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Chickens have a way of making us laugh. I have recently added a clear corrugated plastic roof to the cube run and put plastic sheeting down one side to protect from the rain. They were given access to their outside run this morning - a nice area with a tree for perching. However, they have spent the entire morning in the dry run, with two of them lodged together very happily in the dustbath box under the cube, looking like Victorian bathing beauties! They are most happy and will be more so soon as I have a new layer of easibed to pop in for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlicken72 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I had a very similar thing during the snowy period last year. Desperate to be let out they were pacing up and down so I finally opened the run door expecting in the normal rush to the bird feeders in the garden. They took one look (not even one foot over the threshold) and despite the door being open all day decided to stay put. After a while the pacing stopped the noise stopped and they just decided that until i removed the snow - they that week they would mainly be at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBevBen Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 looking like Victorian bathing beauties! aww Bramble you do make me laugh! I can just picture your girls bathing away there I noticed our Elsie the other day, practically on her back with legs in the air enjoying her dustbath They're so very funny aren't they! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBevBen Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I had a very similar thing during the snowy period last year. Desperate to be let out they were pacing up and down so I finally opened the run door expecting in the normal rush to the bird feeders in the garden. They took one look (not even one foot over the threshold) and despite the door being open all day decided to stay put. After a while the pacing stopped the noise stopped and they just decided that until i removed the snow - they that week they would mainly be at home love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambles Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 I honestly think that they would lie on their backs with their legs in the air if they could whilst dust bathing - and to give me a shock to make me come running with mealworms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trougher Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Mine were dustbathing today in rather muddy soil, when I came out with their afternoon treat of mealworms, they all got up and came running across the lawn, and they were nearly black from head to foot with mud - they looked so funny! My son said why don't you wash them, but I told him you didn't need to wash chickens..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
