Hi there! Do you know that chickens like to play in the dirt? When a hen wants to clean herself, she finds a soft, dry spot full of dust. Then, she flaps her wings and wiggles all around in the dust.

The dust sticks to the dirty parts of her feathers and takes the dirt away. It’s like when you play in the bath and splash water to get clean!

So, hens take dust baths to keep their feathers neat and fresh, just like how you take baths to stay clean!


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