Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[Donna C]

Can you use sand in a dust bath? I use a cat litter tray and soil but am running out of soil and girls won't use flower beds( although no flowers in at the moment) Will it harm them or do i need to buy large beg of top-soil?Many thanks

[scrambledhead]

I use a mixture of sand, soil and ash when I have some. My girls are not keen on sand by itself and if it gets wet it goes fairly solid!

[JanTheDiver]

If using sand you should really use Play sand as it has all the nasties taken out of it that normal builders sand has.

 

I use play sand, diatom and compost in mine, the girls love it although they eat most of it

[Chortle Chook]

A little while ago there was a super thread on here 'What to use for a dust bath' started by Amber Sky which had some super pictures and loads of different ideas. As a result of reading that I've been waiting till I get a bigger, raised, hen house so that I can put a tub trug underneath it out of the rain containing wood ash in the middle and crushed leaves round the outside with a sprinkling of meal worms. Yummy