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Why not help your chickens out with something they love and something that also helps maintain their good health? Chickens really enjoy taking dust baths, and the dust is helpful in preventing parasites from clinging to their feathers and skin.
If your birds have the opportunity to run free some of the time, they might find a good dusting spot on their own.
You can encourage a dust bath by placing a deep boxful of dry, loose dirt near their pen, in an area where it can stay dry from rain. If your chickens are kept in a mini-coop all the time, simply place the dust bathtub in the coop as often as you like.
If the bottom of your portable coop is open with no wire mesh on the floor, you can just roll the coop over a dusting area of your choice. This is one simple way to help your chickens avoid parasites and maintain good health.
For more information on raising chickens from scratch, read "How to Raise Chickens" at Mother Earth News.
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