Fresh Coop Dust Bath
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Regular price $26.99Made with Natural Ingredients
100% Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth
Our Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth is mined from a naturally occurring mineral deposit
- Diatomaceous Earth - derived from amorphous silica plus
- Calcium Montmorillonite (Calcium Bentonite) - derived from pre-historic weathered volcanic ash
Fresh Coop Dust Bath is made with 100% Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth.
Fresh Coop Dust Bath is formulated with the perfect spectrum of particle sizes to provide the grittiness birds prefer against their skin.
Keep feathers in Tip-Top Shape
Dust bathing is the most natural way for y chickens to reduce oils and parasites as well as keep their feathers clean. Providing a proper dust bathing area that incorporates Fresh Coop Dust Bath (100% Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth) will help to keep feathers in tip-top shape.
Coop Care Essentials
If a dust bath area has not been provided, your chickens may search out a suitable area for themselves.
Old tires, kitty litter pans, sand boxes, shallow bins, kiddie pools, and wooden crates work well for creating a dust bath area.
It is best to keep the dust bath area under a covered area away from rain and snow.
Free Range
Your f chickens will naturally scratch out a depression in the dirt. Or you can create an area suitable for dust bathing. Fill 3-4" deep with a mixture of any of the following:
- loamy dirt or sand & Fresh Coop Dust Bath (50/50)
- peat moss & Fresh Coop Dust Bath (50/50)
- Fresh Coop Dust Bath (100)