Winter dust bath for chickens

How to make a dust bath for chickens. Just 3 simple ingredients to create the ultimate dust bath for chickens. Rid poultry of parasites with this dust bath. Easy to follow recipe/tutorial.

Chickens require a dust bath to maintain clean and healthy feathers. Providing one for the winter months is crucial, but easy to do yourself!

Don’t you take a shower or bath EVERY DAY! A healthy and good smelling hen NEEDS to take a dust bath on a regular basis. Chances are if your bird stinks she does not have access to a dust b…

In lousy weather, backyard chickens may find themselves confined to spaces smaller than they ordinarily enjoy leaving them bored, lacking optimal elbow room, and deprived of much needed exercise. Boredom can encourage unwelcome behaviors such as feather picking, and egg-eating, which are tough habits to break, so I like to make small tweaks in my

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In this article I will teach you how to easily make your chickens dust bath. I only use 3 simple ingredients including wood ash, diatomaceous earth, and sand.

There is a few things you need to provide to your chickens to keep them healthy. One thing is to provide an area, that is out of the weather, where they can dust bathe. This is the way they keep themselves clean and bug free.

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