[kellym]

afternoon everyone just a quicky today  i cleaned my 2 girls out this morning and dug over all the soil thats in thier run. i added some pea gravel in thier too. they always scratch around in the mounds of soil but i went outside and found that one of them had dug a hole and was rolling around in it......she has never done that before? is this normal??? started to panic when i saw her lay on her side and looking all scruffy lol

[joyfull]

perfectly normal she was having a dust bath 

[kellym]

thanks for that joyfull im new to all this so the first sign of something new i tend to ask about as dont know whats normal and what isnt at the moment lol 

[joyfull]

just wait until you see them sunbathing - they lie on their sides with a wing outstretched and eyes closed. You sprint across the garden , fearing the worse, tripping over other birds and dogs and the little madams just open 1 eye as if to say "what?"

[NormandyMary]

just wait until you see them sunbathing - they lie on their sides with a wing outstretched and eyes closed. You sprint across the garden , fearing the worse, tripping over other birds and dogs and the little madams just open 1 eye as if to say "what?"

I just LOVE it when I see them doing their PILATES. When, in graceful movements, they stick each leg and wing out in very gracious movement. It never fails to make me roar with laughter.

[orchardlady]

My hens when dust bathing look like they are on some psychedelic drug. They look totally zoned out man!

[Springlands]

And then when they see you from the far end of the run and they just know that you have some lettuce in your hand - they seem to lift up their skirts (that is the only way I can describe it) and do an Olympic sprint towards you. 

Mine also love a dust bath - I have even seen them trying to dust bath when their little holes in the ground are wet after the rain.

[arugula]

just wait until you see them sunbathing - they lie on their sides with a wing outstretched and eyes closed. You sprint across the garden , fearing the worse, tripping over other birds and dogs and the little madams just open 1 eye as if to say "what?"

I just LOVE it when I see them doing their PILATES. When, in graceful movements, they stick each leg and wing out in very gracious movement. It never fails to make me roar with laughter.

Also called, doing a Freddie Mercury!

[evie2]

Ours on Friday found the only dry bit in the garden, under the conifers, and they spent at least 30 minutes in dust bath heaven

[R_A_W]

mine love to take dust baths and then come right over to you, have a big old shake/stretch/flap and spray you with dirt 

[Catsmuvva]

At this time of year, once everything is finished in the greenhouse I leave it open for the girls, they spend winter turning it over for me, usually dust bathing in a line, really funny...