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For the chick should I put it straight on the ground or in a flat container?

Should I give my chicks and/or adults some sand to use? I don't have sandy soil at least not with the chickens. It's more just dusty dirt that they use.

For the chicks or for the adults? The adults have a huge fenced in area with lots of spots that they dust themselves in. The chicks run has harder ground that they probably can't use as a dust bath. Should I give them something to us as a dust bath?

I'm in the process of attempting to get rid of a small scaly leg mite infestation. I'm treating the older chickens but I also have a lot of chicks. The youngest ones are a month old. How should I go about treating/preventing scaly leg mites in them? I don't want them to end up with a bad case of...