Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: karlooben on December 19, 2008, 20:32

Title: sand baths
Post by: karlooben on December 19, 2008, 20:32

what is the best sand to use in the dust bath for the girls as at the mo its to wet for them to use the soil .

Title: sand baths
Post by: Porffor on December 19, 2008, 22:16

I've used playsand.. but then I use child safe bark chips too.. always think if it's safe for kids it's safe for my chooks! lol

Title: sand baths
Post by: kimT on December 19, 2008, 23:06

I use Sharps sand used in the building trade about £2.50 a bag and lasts for ages.

Title: sand baths
Post by: Sassy on December 20, 2008, 17:21

I have read on here that it can help to add Diatom to the sand as a preventative for pests such as lice etc

Title: sand baths
Post by: karlooben on December 20, 2008, 20:07

thanks for that peeps will get some tomorrw morning , my poor girls dug a bit if ground today to try an get to the dry stuff underneath the hole wasnt even a foot wide and there was 5 birds trying to fit in it so a sand bath will go down very well.

Title: sand baths
Post by: Sadgit on December 21, 2008, 08:36

I have an old litter tray full of sand.. the stupid girls just peck at at and never bathe in there... stupid girls..