Whenever I hear a farmer of any kind refer to his female animals as “the girls” idk it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside like awww!

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

We do love them 😊

@k7l3rworkman97

Жыл бұрын

Wife material lady right here ❤💯☮️ It’s called having a heart 🥰

@lavasharkandboygirl9716

Жыл бұрын

The girls are the most important

@lavasharkandboygirl9716

Жыл бұрын

@@k7l3rworkman97what

@SeriousGamer753

Жыл бұрын

​@@earthnailsandtailsLove them too, great in soups

DO NOT BREATH IN PEAT MOSS DUST...OR ANYTGING CHICKENS USE FOR A DUST BATH...per Rocky Mount NASH hospital pulmonary dept.

@wolvesarecoming022

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@CasperThePalestGhost

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit Nash General that's where i was born 😂

@UltraGamma25

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ar-sithf.austin3744

Жыл бұрын

Gawd thanks for telling me I've been huffing this stuff to get high the years now. Better find a new silica to breathe in for kicks.

@Ttyumbra

Жыл бұрын

So what’s the problem with doing so?

My chickens just dig holes all over the yard and bathe in the dust from it

You don't have to overthink it. Ash. That's all they need. Ofc no plastic, or nails in it, but if you have ash of any wood... They'd love it the most. Regards from East-Europe ✌️✌️

Thank you for your time to explain that!

i am a plant girl and i also use compost and perlite to repot my plants, so this feels like you’re about about to repot your chickens to me 😂😂😂😂

Also as a cheaper option to the peat try coconut coir mix it with diatomaceous earth and clay soil as it's the most common. The coir is high in salt so it absorbs the oils and it's sustainable the diatomaceous earth is abrasive and like mites and other parasite while the clay adds stability to the mix it's also absorbent and abrasive.

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

Love the thought and reasons behind this mix 👌🏼

@100yardalchemist3

Жыл бұрын

@@earthnailsandtails yeah you can use it for plants as well it's a great mix just wash the coconut coir twice before using it.

@Nwmguy

Жыл бұрын

Peat moss also isnt renewable so it is nice to have a renewable alternative in the cocnite coir

@briankeeney9272

Жыл бұрын

@@Nwmguyit’s literally just old moss, guy. That’s pretty renewable

@KimPlantsArt

Жыл бұрын

​@@briankeeney9272 its not. Peat is specifically moss from bogs from a certain part of the world. Its takes at least 25 years for moss from that bog to become peat moss but we use it at a much faster rate than it can be made. Its also just destroying natural swamp lands

This man taking growing chickens litteral

I would say mix in a little food grade dichotomous Earth it's very fine and sticks to the joints of bugs I use it in my coops to keep the bugs almost none existent

I mean we have chickens they just dug out like a shallow pit and use it as a dust bath and they're doing super well

I use ash, dirt, sand, food grade diatomaceous earth.

Chickens are like the crackheads of the animal world they're always picking at the ground😂

Add diatomaceous earth to kill any lice or bugs on your chickens...

@karaltar7914

Жыл бұрын

Wont the lice still be on the chicken?

@sheryllynn9029

Жыл бұрын

@@karaltar7914 no the diamataceous earth kills them

@AngelaSmith_1970

Жыл бұрын

That’s one of my favorite things ever and we used it and steam to get rid of the bedbugs at my moms place in February 2008 😅

@AaronHausmann

Жыл бұрын

Perlite is structurally similar to de and is cheaper.

@peytoia

Жыл бұрын

make sure u use food grade!

My chickens are always bing chilling (laying down or dust bathing) in the shaded areas of my coop it gets 80-90°F possibly 100°F in July.

Your chickens look so good I thought they were photoshopped 😂😂😂

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

Well thanks!

I'm going to try this out with my chickens, I'm sure they will love it. Thanks for the tip!

I miss my chickens as a kid, they used to this dirt bath under a tree

I've given my birds access to dirt in a large run for almost 6 years. No trouble yet.

I made a similar "fancy" dustbath dust. My chickens decided the pile of sawdust was fine 😂

Ah yes, potting soil for my chickens. Why have i never thought of that 😂

Chickens are such an underrated pet.

I was always told to keep perlite as far away from chickens as possible.

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@samgraham6628

Жыл бұрын

@@earthnailsandtails same. Because some of them ending up eating it and some do it way too much.

@martymacro442

Жыл бұрын

Well....considering it's literally volcanic shards of cooled and puffed up molten glass,yeah I'd say eating it is a lil painful when they eat it for grit in their craw? I'd prolly go with @Outdoors with Wacky & @Sam Graham on this one. I know they love it,but perlite doesn't really love them back. great video and much love for taking such good care of them doodies (what I call chikns) u can hear how happy they are!

@DustyHoney

Жыл бұрын

@@earthnailsandtailsIt can tear internal tissues and cause impaction if ingested.

@teresallompart3838

8 ай бұрын

Exactly!

My chickens find lose dirt under a bush , tree or some times under the front porch. They are covered in dust after they are done.The soil is made of a clay where I live. The is also little rocks in it

Cherish our animals ❤ give your animals an amazing blessed loved life before we eat them.

@eleah1316

11 ай бұрын

We're actually not eating our pets (chickens included). Each one has its own job or multiple. Horse n pony keep the lawn cut down. Cat kills rodents (in house during cold months n he moves himself to our storage trailer during warmer months.. he has a way out. We let him back in when we go in. Lol) Chickens eat the ticks n whatever other bugs. Dog helps keep most ground predators away when she's outside.

Thanks for sharing this with us.

I like how they're over there scratching like, "did he do some food in our bath tub, that's usually why he's in here is food for us 😊".

I have those same chickens and i hug them when i have time.

Basically making a potting mix for houseplants.

Honestly people are just doing the most. Chicken for thousands of years have not been getting this treatment and they’ve been just fine! Lol

Mine like to hang out under my pine trees and take their dirt baths there

I try to get the kids to have a dust bath at least once a week !!

The chicken whisperer

My chickens just sit on the side and never bathe in it. But they will dust bathe on the floor of their pen

I've heard of people mixing flea powder into chickens dust baths.

someone gave me a bag of peat moss for my garden, i said it looked really good for a chicken bath, and now i see you say that

Peat moss also contains natural iodine, which acts as an antibiotic and antifungal. I use it in my plant propagations.

Don't use Peat Moss. Sand and compost would work.

@LBCB94025

Жыл бұрын

definitely sand*! 👌🏻 (and diatomaceous earth if pests are an issue*)

sand is best** actually works off dander, helps by being more abrasive, and is uniformly sized*!! (maybe add a lil diatomaceous earth*)

Peat moss dust: causes respitory issues for all birds Perlite: literally just toxic to ingest and those chickens are for sure eating it. Hope this helps.

@lpmoron6258

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for boring both issues.

You should add flour and cornstarch to the dust bath. Ya know, just to get a head start.

We salute You on your remarkable resourcefulness!

Nice chicken Dad! 😀👍🏼

I like the way you looped your video, well done 🤘

Since chickens are dinosaurs, imagine a T-Rex having a Dust Bath! Yes, I know T-Rex didn't have feathers, in the current thinking.

@CuppaLiber-tea

Жыл бұрын

There actually is a good chance that the T. Rex had feathers. It’s been discovered that other closely related species had feathers as well.

@ThatGuy-mp9og

Жыл бұрын

​@@CuppaLiber-teathen add the fact that feathers don't fossilize well makes no concrete evidence saying they didnt

@amandagarcia2848

Жыл бұрын

The adults didn't have much of any feathers, except for maybe displays. Makes me sad. The babies in the other hand have were probably fluff balls.

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

The best comment haha

@janet1744

Жыл бұрын

Some other dinos did have feathers-- paleontology excavations of fossils, frozen baby mamoth had long hair etc.

Since perlite is volcanic glass, I wouldn't be comfortable adding it to the bath. I like a bit of fireplace ash made from clean wood and some diatomaceous earth. The concrete mixing bin is perfect. I have limited space so I put mine in a doggy tent to keep it dry.

I add hardwood ash to mine. The pH helps get rid of fleas.

I see my local wild turkeys do this sometimes, I was wondering what they're up to.

my chickens never use any dust bath i give them. they prefer to dig their own holes.

Sounds like they just need some chicken sweaters

The perlite also kills the pests by destroying their exoskeleton

I love chickens😊

Piedmont that's what's up bro little bit of compost little bit of Piedmont yeah there it is then you hit him with diatomaceous earth

I can tell he loves this shit!❤ good job take care of them girls 🎉😅

Chickens are definitely more useful than a girlfriend 😂

Any man who takes that much care with their animals is a real man. If this is the love and care he is giving his livestock, I can only imagine the love and care he is giving his family. You’re dope, dude. Keep it up xoxoxo😊

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

Love this comment, much love thank you!

It's like me & my mud baths

Subscribed because I have this same Tshirt 😅

@earthnailsandtails

7 ай бұрын

i love it!, its a good t-shirt ;)

we used to have a portion of sandy soil in our yard and the chickens loved to bathe in them

They are so cute

We had really sandy soil and my chicken would make these pits and roll around in them all the time

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

They probably loved it! Ours is clay 😅

My chickens are free roam and like to dig holes to roll around in XD

@earthnailsandtails

11 ай бұрын

yes they do haha

When you’re so suburban you have to artificially make your dirt 😂😂😂

Awesome! Have a 2 year old bag of peat moss that's hard as a rock! Gonna put it in the chicken run and let the girls break it down! Win win!

My chickeny are self sufficient...they make their own dust bath..

Please use coco coir instead of peat moss. Peat moss harvesting is incredibly harmful to the environment. Coco coir is identical in its properties compared to peat moss but it isn’t as acid as peat moss is.

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

I’ve looked into coco it’s not identical. Has similar properties. It would probably be suitable for chickens. It may be more “sustainable” but takes significantly more resources to create and ship around the globe.

You just save me so much money!!!Thank you🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Aww the girls!

Gotta love those evolved T-rexes.

Me, living on a flat on a big city: *taking notes *

Cool video Peat Moss is an absolute badass oil absorber we used to use it on car fire scenes after the fire was out of course lol

Chickens are mobile plants, check!

Ditch the peralite it’s not digestible

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

They eat rocks for grit, I don’t think those are digestible either 🤷‍♂️

@lindabirmingham603

Жыл бұрын

@@earthnailsandtails perlite is volcanic glass. I don't think I would want them eating glass.

@Zsnow41

Жыл бұрын

I dont think its eating thats the problem more like inhaling glass

Instructions unclear planted a few chickens turned into eggs

Might I suggest trying something other than peat moss? Industrial Peat Moss harvesting of destroys peat bogs which are extremely important biomes for biodiversity and to lock away carbon

Excellent Mate😊. Aussie.

I let my chickens roam free in my backyard, and they love finding patches of dried dirt and rolling around in them

I use wood ash and DE and my girls love it.

Those are some happy chicks 🎉

He forgot the diatomaceous earth.

And that's how chicks are born. From the fertilized soil

They always did it in a sandy patch of our driveway and they liked it

Chickens are so cool 🐓

I need a dust bath

Chickens have what is called a uropygial gland or preen gland. They use the oils secreted from that gland to waterproof their feathers and to keep their beaks and feet soft. As for the dust bath? That is to make their feathers less habitable to pests. Chickens can and will make their own dust baths, but you can encourage it to help keep your chickens pest free.

They dig holes and don't need kitty boxes

Great video so when will I be invited to a chicken dinner, stop him up and I'll buy him to eat

An old tire filled with sand works great too, or just a big sand box for large groups.❤

Do not use pearlite like that. It is basically glass and is dangerous because it breaks down and will get inhaled by your chickens. What goes into lungs never comes out. That goes for all animals including humans .

@auniquemarshall8037

Жыл бұрын

I agree with u, I dont understand how he doesn't know this.

@DustyHoney

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention that birds don’t know not to eat it. Ducks and chickens will eat pearlite and other pieces of plastic garbage at any given opportunity.

@moxee33

Жыл бұрын

@@DustyHoney yikes didn't think of that. They will be eating glass 😱

@herbhouston5378

Жыл бұрын

I remember reading years ago that it's also carcinogenic.

my chicken loves sand, fine white sand

I think it’s the same ingredients as potting mix. Probably cheaper and easier to use that plus a little DE or wood ash. Great idea, I always see my birds love to bathe in my veggie beds.

@earthnailsandtails

Жыл бұрын

It is potting mix essentially. I buy most of my stuff in bulk so it’s cheaper for me to make it

What do you do with the dust when they have used it? Do you throw it away or use it in your garden? Is it infinite use or do you change it out after a certain point?

There’s perlite in that soil, similar to the rock abstestos, just informing my you incase your chickens health suffers. Godspeed!

They literally use this as a back scratcher, not knowing why it works so long, but knowing that it does

Love this thank you for the info

I would always do good with an equivalent to a child’s sand box. At this point I would feed them well and let them decide which way they wanted to go. Without any coaxing them, they would definitely always pick the the winner but otherwise they would pick whichever was the closest to freedom.

Just like my chinchilla 😊 Although his is volcanic ash

You go boy❤

What type of chicken is that? I have one, and she's the most friendly chicken of the bunch.

Chickens are dinosaurs change my mind

i love chickens, but coyotes got all but two