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What about adding baking soda to the mix?

Food Diatomaceous earth is all natural. It is a soft siliceous sedimentary rock that can be crumbled into a fine powder. These rocks are made up of fossilized diatoms, a type of hard shell microalgae, found around creeks and rivers. 100% all natural and organic

They say not to use play sand

Good info! Thanks!

They all have terrible voice cracks

IDK, my geese completely ignore the chickens, they only come around them during feeding time and if one steps in front of them they almost get their head chewed off. My geese are mean to them… but they love me and that’s all that matters!

The hens are so nosie 😅

has your luck beeen good with healthy birds from TSC? Ive not bought any birds from there yet, i was tempted when i saw some porcelain duccles, but i will just hatch out from the ones i have here at home when i get a incubator. Just wonder the quality of their birds.

Oh wow, I was told not to use play sand 🤦🏾‍♀️I ran out of my fireplace ashes 😭 which do I use?

Hubby built a square using 2 x 4's and filled with bag of top soil. It's big enough for 2 at a time. Other 2 have to wait their turn. They absolutely love it,.

Roosters gonna hurt her. You have to imprint them with each other when there babies not full grown ugh

You gave me a great idea😊..I plan on getting chickens this year..have a small wooden sandbox which my grandson quickly out grew..it was expensive on Amazon..used 1 season..it has bn covered so stray cats don't use it as a litter box..I was going to give it away ..with th 4 bags of playsand it ran over $200.. going to recycle it..either as a dust bath for chickens or as a planter for herbs..thanks bunches..as always prayers and blessings to all

If the wood ash gets wet doesn't it turn into a dangerous chemical?

That's not good for their respiratory problems... You can keep mites and lice down by cleaning the coop...also chickens like to actually bathe.. Keep a pool for them...not dust

Right on; love the herbs and turtle pool. Happy chickens

These poor birds 😢😢😢. They could tell somethings going on 🥺🥺🥺. How do we know if the avian flu isn't man made !!

I did not know chicken hung out at the beach and could hang out in sand. I would worry about them getting sand in their eyes. Love the ides of the herbs !

Another choice could be cat litter and sand and to get a little fancy coffee. 🤔

Dimatiaticious earth is natural.....😐😐

I like using the turtle sandbox because I still have the lid, and I'm able to cover the bath each night. I used dirt, wood ash, sand, and diatomaceous. I ended up buying a sifter to separate large chunks and stir everything up. The chickens love it. Also, consider providing shade for the bathing area, or the chickens will continue to dig up the yard to find cool dirt during the warmer months.

This seems like a great method! Thank you for sharing :)

how much chickens love dust baths? just observe how they keep staring when the sand is opened. That lady was just thinking in a god shower with a glass of wine

you really did a great job for chickens

Thanks for the education on coops and HPAI

New subscriber thank you for basic and helpful information

The last year before life was completely turned upside down. What I despise about TS is that I am forced to buy 4. I don't need four I just want one, or two Bantams (which are never around), but nope.

I just got mine today. 10 egg layers assorted and 5 meat birds. Problem is I have no idea which are the meat birds. Any advice?

I just got my turtle sand pit today had this idea for a while I was amazed of this video that someone had the same idea can t wait to set it up I am thinking on getting another one to use as paddling pool for my pup whippet who loves water 😊

What did you do with all the dead chickens? The WHO says that chickens that are killed because they "might" have Bird Flu, ( and even if they do have Bird Flu), are safe to eat if cooked to 165 degrees, which is the normal cooking temperature.. Do the food banks or hospitals and such, get the chickens that are culled by the 100,000s, or are they dumped into landfills, like the 100,000's liters of milk dumped because the farmers are over quota? Most of us cannot afford either milk or chicken. And what about eggs?

Of course you can still hear plenty of English sparrows chirping at the end of your video!

Thought play sand was too fine and not good for chickens craw..🤔

I am so sorry. My heart is breaking for you & your family. 😢

I was told not to use Play sand, how true is that?

So sorry to hear your flock got the bird flu stay strong it is so very sad. Thank you for sharing you made very good points. Whether this virus is natural or was originally released by accident or on purpose it is very sad and appears to be very bad here in the UK. I would love to let my birds roam free range but I keep them in a covered enclosure and good coop. I have only three at the minute but just increasing hopefully incubating Orpington's and also getting quail all in enclosures or hutches re quail. It is interesting re ducks very difficult for you guys hugs. I don't agree with euthanising those in the pens not your fault it is why I hate government intervention. I do agree obviously with doing ones best but blanket culling is insane. I remember UK when we had foot and mouth despite the fact the cattle could be vaccinated they just culled all in the area even those in a range of so many miles of contaminated farm. I totally feel for you crying too :(

stay away from myths and science BS. chicken all they need dirt and seeds and safety from predators. great video

Seems like all the deadly pandemics come from China. I think they engage in bio warfare. Sad about the birds. Government loves killing people food source. Hopefully you can better protect the birds. Too bad the government doesn't pay like they pay the industrial war complex but farmers don't give them kickbacks. Too bad they can't vaccinate birds like humans then again human vaccines dont work either. Prayers for you .

no virus has ever been isolated. PCR can't diagnose anything according to the inventor. "bird flu" is a scam. don't buy the BS

playable is no good, you need construction sand, it has course edges

We are at day 6 to go. Getting nervous.

Thanks for this video! i know its a bit old but my Rhode Island Reds started laying yesterday (I have 10) got 2 eggs, one was a double yolk!

Oh neat!

I recently heard diatomaceous earth is dangerous for chickens to breathe.

Using wormwood is a great addition to their dust bath. I just pruned out the large base limbs of my wormwood crowding my other plants and just left them out for 'later', the leaves turned crispy and were falling off with almost zero effort. Really easy to hand strip. It retains it's smell and stores perfectly. I added dried lavender flowers and going to test out rosemary. Really appreciate the idea!

If you get back into birds I recommend Muscovy and American Bresse. For a fast covered run you can probably do a conduet hoop house frame with hardware cloth, then tarp the top so no contamination from wild bird droppings. That way it can be classified as a temporary structure for tax purposes. Of course you can always buy these metal carports and extend them to any length and just throw hardware cloth on the sides.

I’m so sorry that you are going through this. I don’t understand culling birds that look very healthy. 😬

Hmm I'd be interested in survivers, could we breed in immunity or develop a vaccine? But all I hear is kill them all.

My Neighbor’s Chicken’s Are Dropping Dead Unfortunately My Barn is Just Over The Fence. Hope mine Don’t Get Contamined Too..!!

How long does this bath usually last?

So sorry to hear about it. I can’t imagine if my flock get sick. I only have under 100 to consider backyard farming.

God bless our nation while you vote to destroy it.