Dust baths! They are crucial for both hens & roosters in order to properly keep parasites & mites at bay! If the weather is bad, provide these for them. They will thank you! SHOW MORE BELOW!
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i have tried and tried to get my chicken to dust bathe in there run.. they just won't.. i have tried big tubs, little tubs.. you name it.. they refuse… don't know what else to do..
Love that Mr. Peaches! Had to watch again! xoxo from Arizona.
thank you for sharing…..
Awww…. I thought my flock needed Mr. peaches? Yes please, ship him north!
Great info and I agree with OAG, DE is good for alot of things!
The snow is finally melting! Been snowed in up here. My 4 month old chickens are doing great! It's always wonderful and welcome to have an update! Good reminder that mites are HARD to get rid of once you have them! I use DE in side and out! Love all your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Even if a person is a long time chicken rangler, sometimes we need reminded! Bee Blessed!
Mr. Peaches may not be able to do things for but he can always be there in his supervisory position. Always a very important job that every cat knows the importance of. Even in a trailer they will supervise the washing of the dishes. May your Mr. Peaches live a long and healthy life and you all too. LOL.
cute kitty :3
Mr. Peaches is a HAM!! Love that kitty!!
One of my kitty cats loves to dust bathe!! Black cat comes in gray after he rolls!!
Good idea as always. I love your beautiful cat! Would like one, but dont know how my dogs would react! 😀
Thanks for the tip Patara! I'm taking lots of notes getting chicks in the spring. God bless and have a great day. ✌
I never thought of that for chickens. Thank you
Love your videos! You have such a great personality! And thanks for the tip! I will give this a try!
Once again, Mr Peaches steals the show. He has such an adorable personality. How blessed you are.
The kitty demanding attention is absolutely adorable! He's totally unfazed by the handling of bins so close to him, lol.
I love when cats are like….."HEY! Love me now! Mom? Mom? Mom? Love me now!" Love, love, love Mr Peaches.
what a lovely cat !
Thank you for sharing
HEY MISS P! GLAD TO SEE YOU IN SUCH HIGH SPIRITS CONTINUING TO PERSEVERE DESPITE THAT OLE TENNESSEE WEATHER. ANOTHER AWESOME TIP FROM PATARA! I HAVE BEEN USING SEVERAL OF THE WHITE DISH PANS AS WATERS FOR MY FLOCK. THEY CAN PERCH EASILY ON THE EDGE OF THE CONTAINERS. DRINK ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM. ALL DEBRIS GATHER AT THE BOTTOM AND ARE QUICKLY WASHED OUT WHEN NEW WATER IS ADDED EVERYDAY. I GOT MINE SUPER CHEAP FROM BIGLOTS.
Thanks for the tips. God bless!
thank you for the reminder! I'll get our hens an area to bathe tomorrow.
I'm just getting into homesteading I've been reading up on different birds to have around. Recently I've read about the guinea fowls to control ticks and snakes, a lot of people say don't they're so mean to chickens and other issues. wondering if you (or anyone) has experience with them and can say oh heck no, or yes they're great. I'm looking for tick, rat and snake control if you know anything, I have a toddler so they need to not be mean.
Oh hey how is your kitten doing?
mine dust bathe under my horse trailer (which they have access to at least 2 hours a day) and they have a dust bath in the coop.
I wish my roosters would just sit there by my head and not attack me like yours do. For some reason, every single rooster I've ever had tries to scratch my eyes out!
Poopah is sweeter than 3 of my cats put together! Haha my 4th is super sweet like Mr Peaches
You are so right Patara, very important and so easy to overlook in the wet weather.