We put a dust bath in the run for our six teenage chickens. New topsoil, sand, diatomaceous earth. The first day they ran over to it and pecked to see if it was food but did not go in. The 2nd day I went in the run to hang out with them and feed them some chopped veggies. After eating, one by one, four of them jumped into the box, pooped, and jumped out. If I had known they were going to potty train themselves, I would have added another box with cat litter.
That funny . Chicken will poop any where. It took mine time to go in . It's normal. They will go in eventually. Most of the time when you don't see it. Just scoop it out it be fine. Thanks for sharing and have fun with your chickens.
For those learning about what she's using. Shes right it's great for them. Diatomaceous earth is what she used. But make sure to get food grade DE. You can get it in big bags too at a cheap price. And be sure not to inhale it when pouring or spreading. It also doesn't work if it's wet so keep that in mind.
I've had chickens for a couple years now, and my dozen birds haven't had any problems yet. All I have as a dust bath is three 4x4s laying in a triangle, filled with wood ash from my wood stove. I will keep the DE in mind if something changes. Thanks.
I tried a specific area for my hens dust bath . They didn’t like it , and continued digging holes . Digging holes is more natural for them . I do use DE though in the holes they dig .
You know some just like doing that. But if you just make a dust bath in a hole and use what they started you know they getting their bath at least. Even mine do that too . I just give them another option to take a bath .
Great video! We like diatomaceous earth, ashes and coals from the fire pit, construction sand and some dirt. They peck at the coal and eat some of it, it’s good for their gut apparently.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. Yes coal from the ash is good for them small amount. I dint have no ash so I used what I had. Our burn pile was not safe for my lady's. In the future I will have some.
Bingo, this is what i use as well i save all my ash in a 30 gal galvanized trash can and the chickens have their hole they dug up for themselves and a dump 5 gal of ash in it about every two weeks
Thank you again . Yes my babies mean a lot to me. I'm trying my best to take care of them . As a return they love me and bring smiles to my face every time I see them . I hope I can keep sharing my experience with my chickens and think I do with everyone.and we can learn from each other. But thank you again I really appreciate it.
Gratulation to be a new chicken mama . You are very welcome . Make sure you spend as much time with them as possible. So they be very used to you and very friendly. Good luck .
Amazing thank you for sharing was wondering how I was going to do my best tub I'm a newbie to chickens this is my first time have four babies to start with
You are very welcome. I'm glad this video will help . I have other ones to when I had babies . I mean when mine where babies. Hope you enjoy your 4 babies. If you handle them alot they became social and not running away from you very friendly. Wish you all the best with them .
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe that is interesting. I give mine black sun flower seed and ot of protein also making sure they always have water to drink . They have been laying egg like crazy and have not slowed down . I get alot of egg. .try the protein see if it works for you
Try scramble eggs spinach and oatmeal to getter this may help. Making sure they have water to drink. I got a heated dog bowl for the cold weather it worked great.
It's a great way to do that too . I would to it if I had ashes to put in .. hoping to put some in next time . Thanks you . More dusty it is more they love it.
Play sand that watched you can by that at a nursery , top soil , Damage's Earth you can get that at tractor supply. You also can put ash top soil D.E also . I showing in this video what I put in in mine.
No I did not . I use thomaceous earth . But you can put ash in it. If I had ash I would purr it in. But I did not with other stuff in it. I would use it too..if I had it. You can use what you prefer.
I am Attending a coop for a friend and the chickens have Dig up every corner of the coop they also have two ducks and a rooster in the same coop is this ok? How do I go about making them a fresh dirt bath, Also the water issue I’m having is that the water is getting dirty because the ducks are swimming an pooping in there tubs I fill , we have a water feeder but the chickens seem to get it super dirty and keeping it filled is a hard job
I think it would be ok. First you clean up a best you can the coop and put fresh bedding in it. I like to put Damage's earth inside the coop to help prevent mittes and so on. Dust bath rake all the old dist bath out you can spread it in the run erea . Get some topsoil Damages Earth and ash mix it up. You can use sand too but you have to make sure is washed play sand. I found mine at a nursery. The one from Lowes is not the right kind. . Mix it up. If they don't have a container you can make your own too. I used before wood post to out line it ,then I filled it up. I hope this was helpful. The bedding you can by at tractor supply or a farm storm .
To be honest my chicken never had lice knock on wood. I try to prevent them from getting them . If you have a lice problem you need to clean and tread you erea and your chickens. .stopping the infestation to continue. Chicken can get very sick from them and sometimes can even die. So I'm trying my best to give them erea where they can go in to dust bath . It's in there nature so maybe if they have them they will go in , but I'm not 100% sure because I have not been in that situation. Damage's Earth is I use in the run and in my coop and sofar it has been working.
They just naturally dig out their own holes. If you don't provide an area for them to do their dust baths, they'll naturally dig giant holes in your yard, and make their own. It's like how a cat's instincts tell it to lick themselves to clean their fur, chickens dig holes in the ground and will lay on their sides kick the dirt with their feet up into their feathers, and use their feathers to move the dirt up their backs to clean themselves off. You can either provide a spot for them with good things mixed in it to help keep them bug free, or they'll dig up their own spots somewhere in your yard, that doesn't have any of the extras like the Diatomaceous Earth that she sprinkled in, or wood ash, sand, whatever to help keep them bug-less. It's just an extra preventative measure, but they'll do it on their own. And they start doing it as week old chicks if they have the opportunity.
I done some research washed sand with the small pebbles they only have it at our nursery place. Yes the other sand is not safe for chicken you are right.
@@lorettarussell3235 play sand will stick together when wet and in their crop, think like a sand castle. So it can block them up. Also, Diatomaceous earth is what she used. But make sure to get food grade DE. You can get it in big bags too at a cheap price. Also don't inhale it when pouring it!
🤔 mh , non è proprio l'ideale per un bagno di polvere , se fai delle prove come ho fatto io preferiscono terreni argillosi cioè sabbie polveri molto fini .
No it wasn't. I kinda felt bad for the baby mice I did relocated them some where else. . You know to save money you vould cut out the bottom of the pool until you can get a nother one. . It works great for me. Will have to fleshing up my dust bast when I'm going to clean it.
Birds are so funny, They live a constant struggle between curiosity and caution. lol
We put a dust bath in the run for our six teenage chickens. New topsoil, sand, diatomaceous earth. The first day they ran over to it and pecked to see if it was food but did not go in. The 2nd day I went in the run to hang out with them and feed them some chopped veggies. After eating, one by one, four of them jumped into the box, pooped, and jumped out. If I had known they were going to potty train themselves, I would have added another box with cat litter.
That funny . Chicken will poop any where. It took mine time to go in . It's normal. They will go in eventually. Most of the time when you don't see it. Just scoop it out it be fine. Thanks for sharing and have fun with your chickens.
@@tanjasplace4202 my chickens are litter trained
😂 cat litter box for chickens. That was funny.
Let’s see if they use mine I put regular Garden soil from my yard and add some diatomaceous earth
For those learning about what she's using. Shes right it's great for them. Diatomaceous earth is what she used. But make sure to get food grade DE. You can get it in big bags too at a cheap price. And be sure not to inhale it when pouring or spreading. It also doesn't work if it's wet so keep that in mind.
Yes that is important. Thank you 😊
thank you for typing out what kind of earth she was using.
I've had chickens for a couple years now, and my dozen birds haven't had any problems yet. All I have as a dust bath is three 4x4s laying in a triangle, filled with wood ash from my wood stove.
I will keep the DE in mind if something changes. Thanks.
That is great . There are so many ways to make a dust bath. I'm glad you had no problem.
I tried a specific area for my hens dust bath . They didn’t like it , and continued digging holes . Digging holes is more natural for them . I do use DE though in the holes they dig .
You know some just like doing that. But if you just make a dust bath in a hole and use what they started you know they getting their bath at least. Even mine do that too . I just give them another option to take a bath .
Great video! We like diatomaceous earth, ashes and coals from the fire pit, construction sand and some dirt. They peck at the coal and eat some of it, it’s good for their gut apparently.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. Yes coal from the ash is good for them small amount. I dint have no ash so I used what I had. Our burn pile was not safe for my lady's. In the future I will have some.
Bingo, this is what i use as well i save all my ash in a 30 gal galvanized trash can and the chickens have their hole they dug up for themselves and a dump 5 gal of ash in it about every two weeks
excellent chicken coop and the way you caring for your birds
Thank you again . Yes my babies mean a lot to me. I'm trying my best to take care of them . As a return they love me and bring smiles to my face every time I see them . I hope I can keep sharing my experience with my chickens and think I do with everyone.and we can learn from each other. But thank you again I really appreciate it.
Thank you so much for sharing. I am raising 7 chicks now in brooder box in garage. Built store bought coop and can't wait for summer.🐤🐥🐥🐤🐔🐓🐔🐔🐔
Gratulation to be a new chicken mama . You are very welcome . Make sure you spend as much time with them as possible. So they be very used to you and very friendly. Good luck .
@@tanjasplace4202 oh yes we do now. Sitting talking to chicks😊
Amazing thank you for sharing was wondering how I was going to do my best tub I'm a newbie to chickens this is my first time have four babies to start with
You are very welcome. I'm glad this video will help . I have other ones to when I had babies . I mean when mine where babies. Hope you enjoy your 4 babies. If you handle them alot they became social and not running away from you very friendly. Wish you all the best with them .
Great idea next time I go to tractor supply I’ll grab one
I saw them at Lowes now to . But I got mine at tractor supply.
Great idea using the fire ring. They seem to be enjoying it!
Thank you. They do like it alot . 😀
@@tanjasplace4202my chicken is spreading her wings and sitting, she is acting like this in summer and not laying eggs
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe that is interesting. I give mine black sun flower seed and ot of protein also making sure they always have water to drink . They have been laying egg like crazy and have not slowed down . I get alot of egg. .try the protein see if it works for you
@@tanjalay2903 its 36 c here, in winters she was laying eggs, what is ot protein,
Try scramble eggs spinach and oatmeal to getter this may help. Making sure they have water to drink. I got a heated dog bowl for the cold weather it worked great.
I didn't fail to appreciate the bag was filled with ARENA DE PRIMERA.
I put the ashes from the woodstove into a tub and they bath in it. I also add diatomaceous earth.
It's a great way to do that too . I would to it if I had ashes to put in .. hoping to put some in next time . Thanks you . More dusty it is more they love it.
Thanks ! I’ll be doing this too with mine 🐓
You are very welcome.
Needs about 10x that amount of DE. Also try using peat instead of top soil. They like it much more.
Added more to it after I done this video . Thank you though I will look into that other stuff.
Can you help me to understand what DE means? What is this? What is in the bigger bag and the small tin?
@@attilajozsefkovacs9752 diatomaceous earth
@@SundownFarms2024 Thanks, and what is that additional in the Talenti box?
@@attilajozsefkovacs9752 that’s the DE
Thank you for explaining the diatomaceous earth. Can I use any type soil or does it need to be specifically for chickens?
Top soil or soil out of your garden that is fine would work too.
Hy good work I like job farm
Hi what do you put in your chicken dust bath? I am new to chicken. Thank you
Play sand that watched you can by that at a nursery , top soil , Damage's Earth you can get that at tractor supply. You also can put ash top soil D.E also .
I showing in this video what I put in in mine.
Did you add ash to your chicken bath I see every one add ash I'm try to learn this for my chickens I get so confused on these things
No I did not . I use thomaceous earth . But you can put ash in it. If I had ash I would purr it in. But I did not with other stuff in it. I would use it too..if I had it. You can use what you prefer.
having a hard time finding playsand where do you get yours
I found mine at a Nursey . It's washed sand . Go to you nearest Nursery ask them .
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You are very welcome . Thank you for watching .
Looks like they like it.
Yes they do . They are spoiled chickens
I hear not to use play sand. Use a coarse sand.
Yes it can cut the chicken . Washed sand is the best. You can find it at a nursery, garden center
What did you use other than the soil and sand. Interesting.
I used Damages Earth, it's easier to work with it that way.its very dusty. Also you can add herbs with it if you like.
@@tanjasplace4202 what herbs would you use?
Diatomaceous earth is what she used. But make sure to get food grade DE. You can get it in big bags too at a cheap price.
@@lorettarussell3235 Lavender, oregano, thyme, anything that smells nice.
What is the stuff in the jars that you put in?
It was damageous Earth . I just put some in the jar ,so it would be easier to handle. It's very dusty.
Diatomaceous powder
@@markirish7599 yes you can by it at tractor supply
@@tanjasplace4202 What is the purpose for putting in the damageous Earth? How often do you have to put more in?
@@tanjasplace4202 How much total did you put please? I found a 4lb bag in store but I highly doubt they need that much Thank you!
I am
Attending a coop for a friend and the chickens have
Dig up every corner of the coop they also have two ducks and a rooster in the same coop is this ok? How do I go about making them a fresh dirt bath,
Also the water issue I’m having is that the water is getting dirty because the ducks are swimming an pooping in there tubs I fill , we have a water feeder but the chickens seem to get it super dirty and keeping it filled is a hard job
I think it would be ok. First you clean up a best you can the coop and put fresh bedding in it. I like to put Damage's earth inside the coop to help prevent mittes and so on.
Dust bath rake all the old dist bath out you can spread it in the run erea . Get some topsoil Damages Earth and ash mix it up. You can use sand too but you have to make sure is washed play sand. I found mine at a nursery. The one from Lowes is not the right kind. . Mix it up. If they don't have a container you can make your own too. I used before wood post to out line it ,then I filled it up. I hope this was helpful. The bedding you can by at tractor supply or a farm storm .
I also put in some wood ash.
Yes if you have some to put in that is great . I didn’t have any on hand . Definitely yes . Hopefully I have next time around to put in .
Will they just automatically go in it if they've got lice? Thanks
To be honest my chicken never had lice knock on wood. I try to prevent them from getting them . If you have a lice problem you need to clean and tread you erea and your chickens. .stopping the infestation to continue. Chicken can get very sick from them and sometimes can even die.
So I'm trying my best to give them erea where they can go in to dust bath . It's in there nature so maybe if they have them they will go in , but I'm not 100% sure because I have not been in that situation. Damage's Earth is I use in the run and in my coop and sofar it has been working.
They just naturally dig out their own holes. If you don't provide an area for them to do their dust baths, they'll naturally dig giant holes in your yard, and make their own. It's like how a cat's instincts tell it to lick themselves to clean their fur, chickens dig holes in the ground and will lay on their sides kick the dirt with their feet up into their feathers, and use their feathers to move the dirt up their backs to clean themselves off. You can either provide a spot for them with good things mixed in it to help keep them bug free, or they'll dig up their own spots somewhere in your yard, that doesn't have any of the extras like the Diatomaceous Earth that she sprinkled in, or wood ash, sand, whatever to help keep them bug-less. It's just an extra preventative measure, but they'll do it on their own. And they start doing it as week old chicks if they have the opportunity.
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Thank you that is wonderful.
Sorry was that ash?
No Damatious Earth.
Lucky chickens☺️
Yes they are . There live like in the Hilton. :) room service and all.
Fresh horse manure makes the best bath for chickens!
Never hurt of that . I know my dog love rolling in it. Will keep than in mind . Thanks for sharing.
How fresh? If its super fresh could be considered a shower not a bath
Never use play sand for chickens only construction grade
I done some research washed sand with the small pebbles they only have it at our nursery place. Yes the other sand is not safe for chicken you are right.
Why is play sand not safe to use for chickens? I don't know anything about raising chickens.
@@lorettarussell3235 play sand will stick together when wet and in their crop, think like a sand castle. So it can block them up. Also, Diatomaceous earth is what she used. But make sure to get food grade DE. You can get it in big bags too at a cheap price. Also don't inhale it when pouring it!
🤔 mh , non è proprio l'ideale per un bagno di polvere , se fai delle prove come ho fatto io preferiscono terreni argillosi cioè sabbie polveri molto fini .
there are many ways to do a dust bath. This is just one way you can do it.
thank goodness for english subtitles
I but a water bath in there until I find out
What ever works and they will use it. I wanted to build one but I didn't have the time. I may build one at the new property.
Use a toddlers pool for the Dirt etc
I had one at first but mice where building a nest under it .with the ring they could do it any more because it is open .
Oh ok that's not good .....those pesky mice . Ill have to try a fire ring or something similar. @@tanjasplace4202
No it wasn't. I kinda felt bad for the baby mice I did relocated them some where else. . You know to save money you vould cut out the bottom of the pool until you can get a nother one. . It works great for me. Will have to fleshing up my dust bast when I'm going to clean it.
Them chickens are spoiled rotten 😁
Yes they are .