Dust Bath -What to use

Another question from a Newbie, what is best to use as a dust bath? and what do i put in it - soil from the garden, sand???

Mine seem to like a mixture of soil and sand - mainly sand.  I put it in a big plastic box for them but they decided to make their own

mine get compost in a seed tray 

I tried lots of different things but none worked well until I came across a rhino bin you know those big rubbery tubs for the garden, well they do a half height one.  I bought a couple from Merrydale Poultry in Leics on my way home south, along with yet more chickens!  They use them for water but I wanted them for dust baths, they are great I sieve cheap compost and mix it with loads of budgie sand and grit which is about £4 for 20kg and they love it.  Yesterday I had four girlies trying to get into the same one having a whale of a time eyes closed in ecstacy.  The tubs cost £10 each but so handy, just grab them and shove them into the greenhouse if it looks like rain, washable and virtually indestructable.  regards alison

mine use the craters they have made under the trees

My chickens use the craters they have made under the trampoline  
I also have a big bowl type thing in their large cage which I fill with garden soil.

I gave mine a tyre with kiln dried sand.  They don't use it for dustbathing, but do like to kick sand around and rumage in it.

Mine just use the floor of their pen.  We have a roof over the pen so it's very dry, and with all this sun, lovely and warm . . .  Mmmmm  bliss

Talking of dust baths, I've just found my Amber in a crater, wriggling round, flat on her back with both legs in the air.  Without any doubt, it doesn't get better than than!
The look of pure bliss on her face! .  Quite tempted to have a go at it myself

if you scroll down this link you will see the dust bath that Mr Mole provided for his chickens - a wonderful idea I think you will agree 

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=42289.msg498023#msg498023