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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: animal mad on August 01, 2009, 08:46

Title: sand bath
Post by: animal mad on August 01, 2009, 08:46

my chicks are  6 weeks old now and out in their run during the day and very happy. i gave them a sand bath yesteday with budgie sand in a cat litter tray, it has grit in the sand. one of my columbian black tails seems to be eating the sand, or the grit i am not sure which, is this ok or should i take it out.

Title: Re: sand bath
Post by: Vember on August 01, 2009, 09:04

Its fine animal mad, it will all help grind up any food they have eaten :)

I leave sand down for the geese but more often than not I find the hens eating it ::) :lol:

Sarah :D

Title: Re: sand bath
Post by: animal mad on August 01, 2009, 09:08

thanks sarah, for your quick reply, i can just enjoy watching them now.
vicky

Title: Re: sand bath
Post by: themagicaltoad1 on August 01, 2009, 09:21

I have an old cat litter tray full of play sand and builders sand in their run, they eat a lot of it, but they like to walk around in it, maybe they think they're at the beach :lol:

Title: Re: sand bath
Post by: Tricky on August 04, 2009, 19:01

ive dug out an area and filled it with gravel first (for extra drainage) and topped with sand, and they wont go near it never mind eat it  ::)