Yet another personal blog, destined to start strong and then fizzle.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Bird Bath

Chickens like to take dust baths, where they dig a hole in the dirt, and then fluff it all over themselves to scrub out any bugs/mites/etc that have taken residence in their feathers.

So our girls were digging holes in our yard for their baths, which kills off the grass and makes the lawn look funny.

The internet recommended that we provide them with a dedicated dirt box. Best is something a little bigger than a hen, with handles to make it easy to move. The answer seemed simple, and Dumplin seems to like it.

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