Blackrocksrock Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well I picked up one of the girls at lunch time - think its the one nesting all night in the nest box - what a mess every morning and she had so much muck stuck on her feathers and bum I had to clip some off and wash her a lot - yuk - hopefully it will not happen again - put a bowl upsides down in the nestbox tonight as they dont lay till I open the door in the morning so hope she will not get in again and will roost like the others. Must admit I have not done this before and she was very good and not a word out of her at all when I brought her inside to the utility room - anyone else got this problem too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 One of our black rocks always seems to have white on her bum and we are not sure why. Its seems strange that only one of them has it. We put footballs in our nestboxes because they used to roost on the edges which were only a few milimeters thick and they looked very uncomfortable so now they all roost on their bars which looks much better for them. Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 my oldest hen Ella is prone to a dirty bum. We wash her bum every week and she loves it, we dry her with the hairdryer and she is as good as gold. Afterwards she must feel much better. We have also bathed all our chickens. We have feathered footed chickens so their feet need doing quite often. All of them are good and they go all lovely and fluffy after a blow dry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 my disabled hen, Bea, sits down most of the day because, well she's disabled and she has a habit of sitting in poop so every few days I have to give her undercarriage a bit of a clean. I tend to use moist toilet tissue to wipe her feathers (similar to wet ones but flushable) because it's easier than filling a bowl with water etc and they are biodegradable. Then a I blow dry her on a low setting. you might find moist toilet tissue easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thank you for the tips - I will try the wet wipes - I use them anyway so have them at home and as it was such a mess I had to cut some out and hope I did not do any damage!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...