I do believe my chickens were taking a dustbath out in the yard now that we’ve had several days of dry weather. (We had a high of 79 degrees today.)
Dust Bath: A behavior pattern whereby chickens dig themselves a hole in the ground and immerse themselves in the loosened earth, rolling around and trying to get as dirty as possible. Dust bathing is an important defense against mites and lice, and if they don’t have access to a dust bath, they need an artificial dust bath set up indoors.
(from a glossary on mypetchicken.com)
Indoors, you say?
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