Backyard hen grooming videos
Dust bath access daily; check vents and legs weekly for mites
Tools you'll need
- · Dust bath box (sand or peat)
- · Poultry waterer
- · Nipple or cup drinker
- · Diatomaceous earth for the dust bath (food-grade only)
Never do
- · House unfeathered chicks with adult hens
- · Use cedar shavings in the brooder or coop
- · Feed layer ration to birds that have not started laying
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Pro tips
- · A dry dust bath does more for mites than a water bath
- · Keep the coop dry — wet litter is the fastest path to respiratory trouble
- · New birds need a see-but-don't-touch period before they share the roost