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Refill For Dust Bath Bowl Kit | Appletons

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Chickens love to dust bath!

Your Appletons Dust Bath Refill Kit includes:

1 cup calcium carbonate.
1 x 1.5kg Fine Sand.
1 cup Wood Ash.
A dash of Medicinal Herbs (depending on availability can be lavender, lemon balm or mint).

All chickens get clean by getting dirty 😊
Just like a human bathtub, a dust bath is all about cleanliness. It’s not only chickens who like to hit the dirt – you may spot other birds such as sparrows and blackbirds taking a dust bath too. The dust or sand absorbs surplus moisture and oils on the skin. A dirt bath maintains the water resistance of the outer feathers of a chicken. It also deters parasites such as mites and lice by coating the insects’ breathing pores or simply driving them away. Dust bathing is an important part of keeping chickens healthy and clean. Once fully coated in dust or sand, the chicken will have a shake-down, just like a dog after a dip in a river. A quick preen of the feathers, and they’ll be all done and dusted. Literally. In addition to these physical benefits, dust-bathing is also thought to be mentally rewarding for hens. It helps them relax, and is a way of socialising too.
Keep your hens mite and lice free with an Appletons Dust Bath Kit.

Refill For Dust Bath Bowl Kit | Appletons

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Chickens love to dust bath! Your Appletons Dust Bath Refill Kit includes: 1 cup calcium carbonate.1 x 1.5kg Fine Sand.1... Read more

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    Description

    Chickens love to dust bath!

    Your Appletons Dust Bath Refill Kit includes:

    1 cup calcium carbonate.
    1 x 1.5kg Fine Sand.
    1 cup Wood Ash.
    A dash of Medicinal Herbs (depending on availability can be lavender, lemon balm or mint).

    All chickens get clean by getting dirty 😊
    Just like a human bathtub, a dust bath is all about cleanliness. It’s not only chickens who like to hit the dirt – you may spot other birds such as sparrows and blackbirds taking a dust bath too. The dust or sand absorbs surplus moisture and oils on the skin. A dirt bath maintains the water resistance of the outer feathers of a chicken. It also deters parasites such as mites and lice by coating the insects’ breathing pores or simply driving them away. Dust bathing is an important part of keeping chickens healthy and clean. Once fully coated in dust or sand, the chicken will have a shake-down, just like a dog after a dip in a river. A quick preen of the feathers, and they’ll be all done and dusted. Literally. In addition to these physical benefits, dust-bathing is also thought to be mentally rewarding for hens. It helps them relax, and is a way of socialising too.
    Keep your hens mite and lice free with an Appletons Dust Bath Kit.

    Customer Reviews

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    Anon E Mouse
    Brilliant

    Perfect for my girls who love dust bathing

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    M.B.
    Great even for littlies

    We got this specially for my chicks while they were still in their brooder boxes. They absolutely loved it, and it was really entertaining watching them thoroughly enjoying themselves some times with way to many of them at one time. 🤣

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    Megan Wilson

    Love the convenience of this!

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    Mieke Byerley
    A Bowl of Luxury

    My two 3 week old Plymouth Rocks acted as though they were getting a spa treatment. They very much love it as their little feather erupt through the skin. Easy to mix and use in smaller quantities.

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    Christine Ferrier
    Dust bath Bowl Kit.

    My chooks just love using their Dust Bath that I purchased.

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