Those Dust Bathing Chickens – are You Kidding!
If you happen to go past your chicken run and see dirt thrown in the sky and not sure what is happening. Where can this dirt be coming from. No fear! There, in your chicken run, are dust bathing chickens . Dust Bathing Chickens in your Back Yard You will not see a chicken come out of their chicken coop with a towel wrapped around their middle and a scrubbing brush dragged along by their beaks. Or even a shower cap on top of your chickens head. A little harder if you are a rooster, with the wattle and such… But when it comes to baths, your chickens are going to have one whether you like it or not. If you have a chicken run which is cement, which I really hope you don’t. Your chickens will have a hard time taking a dust bath without any dirt to dig into. The Necessity of a Chicken Dust Bath Like ourselves, we have a bath to keep clean. Now with chickens, they don’t go the way of water, as this would dampen all their feathe...