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Dust bath
« on: October 12, 2012, 20:01 »
Making the girls a dust bath - have some soil and sand in and going to add bit of DE for the lice etc but is it ok to put compost from my planters in?

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Re: Dust bath
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2012, 20:30 »
My hens seem to think ALL my planters of compost were put there for their enjoyment ! :)

Old compost will be OK.


Have you any means of keeping the dust bath dry and dusty instead of a mud wallow ?
« Last Edit: October 12, 2012, 20:32 by 8doubles »


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