New Dusting Bath Box.

One of the things I keep seeing online in my research of websites involving raising chickens, backyard chicken info for urban or rural settings, etc. is that some farms build their chickens a "dusting bath" or a place for the chickens to go and "dust" themselves. With all the rain we've had, there is no "dusty" like dirt anywhere to be found on our farm! So Hubby and I decided to build the chicks a place to dust themselves... built in memory of recently deceased Turnip Green (may she RIP).

Hubby built the 2 x 2 frame for the box. We set it in between nice oak trees for shade, not too farm from the coop or the garden area. We mixed some sand, some sandy dirt and diatomaceous earth powder (for helping medicate the chickens wings and feathers from mites, etc.) into the box.

The chickens made their way to see what the new thing was in the farm yard...

Mama knows how to woo them over with treats.

At the end of the day, Hubby cut a piece of scrap plywood for a top to keep rain and leaves out.