Dust Bath

I thought that providing a spacious dust bath in the middle of the perch gym was a good idea, but apparently chickens have a mind of their own. One of the first things they did after drinking some water on arrival was to start their dust baths in the worst location in my opinion, right next to the coop where the hardware cloth wire is attached.

They have no interest at all in the brighter, sunnier spot by the perch gym.

The soil by the coop is newly delivered top soil while the dirt under the gym is our sandier drier soil.

Yesterday they were at it again, they seem to take prolonged baths every two days or so, laying about in and out of the bath like a day at the spa, indolent, eating, drinking and bathing.

The top soil has stones and other material in it, so while Ken was working on the gutters, I used my salad spinner to sift the soil into dust velvet. Once the chickens got over their spa space invasion, the added inches of glorious smooth soil made them so happy, they hung out in the Eastern corner all day.