Chicken Dust Bath

Sam puts together a special treat for our chickens....a dust bath! Using dirt, sand, DE, and ash he creates an anti-mite spa treatment for our egg layers.

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[jamesndarlene]

hadn't ever thought about using the ash.... that's a great ideal. Thank you!!! I will have to add that to mine.

[lavenderroseh]

That was very interesting a dust bath and they do love them

[jesbendova]

Good advice about not using fresh, right out of the fire ash. You never know right. Lol

[jsfarms]

i use the same ingredients in my chicken dust bath it is always great to see how others do it. thanks for sharing!! i have been away from YouTube for a while, so i am playing catch up, you have quite a few subs now!!

[thathomeschoolthing]

My boys wish we had land for chickens!

[ipaharpoon]

What would you say the ratio is for the dirt, sand, ash and DE?

[terryedge]

Can it be the bagged winter sand used for traction for the dust bath ?

[piahess]

I GUESS YOU WILL KNOW IF THEY GET A HACKING COUGH.HA HA JUST JOKEING.FUN FOR THEM.GO AT IT CHICKENS.HAVE A BALL.THANKS.NAP TIME IN THE SHADE OF THE AFTERNOON.TAKE CARE YOU

[laurab.]

I heard food grade DE shouldn't cause an issue like the type that is not food grade.