millie Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Please could you give me some ideas on how to keep the dust bath from going soggy in the rain. Untill the fox issue a couple of weeks ago, they used the flower beds. I've now bought the shallow, large trug tub and thought half play sand, half soil with a slpash of DE. Most of the run is covered with a tarp but rain still gets under. Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for your ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Millies Chicken Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 My chooks dust bath is a plastic dog basket. It fits neatly underneath the cube and stays dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Do you have an Omlet run or a WIR? If you have a WIR, you might be able to fit one of these chicken dustbaths in. I have one and the hens love it! If you have an Omlet run, you could cover the part of the run where the dustbath is sited with a tarpaulin (clear tarp is probably better). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Yup! Mine have one of these too. It sits outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millie Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 My chooks dust bath is a plastic dog basket. It fits neatly underneath the cube and stays dry. Thanks Miss Millie, i thought of doing this, but they seem to go under there to keep out of the rain, rather than on perches, so i'm thinking would it soon fill of poop? Thanks so much for your ideas, keep um comming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millie Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Yup! Mine have one of these too.It sits outside Love the pic, thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...