It really isn't bathing, is it?
Dust bathing smothers mites and annoying critters outside the body. Sun bathing just feels good. My family says they have batteries they need to refill once in awhile because they will randomly drop on their side to sun bathe. We have a ring of concrete around the pool and they usually sun bathe on this. We have three dusty spots for the dust baths within the yard including the sandy run. They also appear to love sun bathing on the outdoor couch, don't they?
Silly Opal on Mommy's legs.
Chicken batteries don't last very long.
They fall on their side with their wing and leg out and new chicken owners may mistake them as being dead. Dust bathing and sun bathing are common scares that come to new owners because they don't know what is happening.
Little Millie loves the sun.
They usually dust bathe back to back with their friends-Mari and Millie, Penny and Betty, Beatrice and Pearl(RIP). They also used to love dust bathing in the vegetable beds but they were ruining them so we kicked them out. Penny and Mari are the only ones who don't sun bathe. Penny is too big to go down like that and Mari is from Sweden so she doesn't need help to stay warm. It is hard to even jump up half a foot or sit down on the couch for Penny. Betty sun bathes but rarely.
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