One of my favorite stories is about archeology. For decades, the archeologists had been digging up these neolithic settlements all around Europe. And in every settlement, they found a bowl-shaped depression in the floor of the building. It was always there, and it was always near the door. The archeologists wrote paper after paper concerning the possible meaning of this depression. The prevalent theory was that it had religious significance and that the universal nature of these depressions showed that the Neolithic people shared elements of a common religion. Later on, archeologists did an experiment where a group of people lived as a Neolithic tribe for a year. After the year was over, the archeologists descended on the settlement to see what they could find out. One of the first things they noticed was the bowl-shaped depression by the door of the main shelter. They asked the people why they built it. The people didn't know what they were talking about until the archeologists showed the depression to them. Then the people laughed. They told the archeologists that they had not built the depression. The village was in England -- a wet climate. And they kept chickens. When the chickens came in out of the rain, the first thing they did was take a dust bath. The chickens had made the depression by the door...
Hello. I'm new to this channel and to chickens. Now just realizing and learning about dust baths. Question. If it's raining and the bath gets wet, will they still get in it? Please forgive the silly question
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One of my favorite stories is about archeology. For decades, the archeologists had been digging up these neolithic settlements all around Europe. And in every settlement, they found a bowl-shaped depression in the floor of the building. It was always there, and it was always near the door.
The archeologists wrote paper after paper concerning the possible meaning of this depression. The prevalent theory was that it had religious significance and that the universal nature of these depressions showed that the Neolithic people shared elements of a common religion.
Later on, archeologists did an experiment where a group of people lived as a Neolithic tribe for a year. After the year was over, the archeologists descended on the settlement to see what they could find out. One of the first things they noticed was the bowl-shaped depression by the door of the main shelter. They asked the people why they built it. The people didn't know what they were talking about until the archeologists showed the depression to them. Then the people laughed.
They told the archeologists that they had not built the depression. The village was in England -- a wet climate. And they kept chickens. When the chickens came in out of the rain, the first thing they did was take a dust bath. The chickens had made the depression by the door...
I just got my answer. I can put their dust bath on our patio downstairs so they can bathe in it ever if it's raining. I appreciate this video😊
Thanks for the kind comment
Best dust bath video ever
Great video, thank you, I am going to do this tomorrow.
Most people seem to sayplay sand is not a good idea. They say you definitely want medium grit sand. Play sand apparently can hurt the chickens.
Thank You, i really enjoyed your video. I will make my chickens one.
Thanks for the info. Great video
Hello. I'm new to this channel and to chickens. Now just realizing and learning about dust baths. Question. If it's raining and the bath gets wet, will they still get in it? Please forgive the silly question
Great video! Thanks.
But where do you get the botanical powder??
Try your local farm store or Amazon
I have a pellet stove… could I use the ash from that?
They are probably OK, but make sure they do not have any chemicals in them.
@@CENLABackyardChicken thanks
I just use ash from my wood stove