I don't have the time of the inclination to join other groups, I like it here. Anyway Mudcatters are so knowledgable.

I've had a lot to do with wild birds and I've watched all sorts of birds taking baths. They all love water. Chooks are birds. Once they were forest birds where it rained a lot -- presumably. Why don't they take baths? I've never seen a bird bath in a chicken coop. I know about dust baths -- whole different thing -- I don't mean them.

It's heading for 100 degees here today and I just gave our pet rooster a shallow bathing dish. He thinks I'm mad. I'm watching and hoping.
Cheers, Joy