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[tenzin]

Who does it ?

 

I gave mine a bath today and then got the hair dryer out , they loved it .

 

Any of you guys give your chickens a bath ?

If so how often

[josephine77]

I've never been brave enough to try it - mind you one of my chooks smells a bit farm-yardy and has done since I got her so she could really do with a bath How did you do it? In the bathroom or outside? And what 'products' did you use? Did they really seem ok with the hairdryer?

 

Jo

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[Janepie33]

I gave our Bluebelle a bath in the washing up bowl on top of the garden table. I used warm water and a small squirt of ordinary shampoo (think it might have been colour protect though!). The water just came just up to her bottom - which was the bit that really needed a wash. Tilly stood there patiently when I cleaned her. I then wrapped her in a towel to soak up most of the water and then took her into the kitchen to blow dry her bottom. She really didn't mind and seemed to quite enjoy the whole process.

Didn't leave me a tip though!

[tenzin]

I do it in the sink kitchen with warm water .

At first they try and wriggle outso keep hands over BOTH WINGS , but after a minute they relax and go with the flow .

Bath mine twice a year .

 

Use kids shampoo , the no tears stuff just incase any gets near their eyes .

After you've given them a good shampoo and rubbed it in all over , get a warm towel and dry as much as possible , then use a hair dryer , be carefull as you need to keep it on the move , so not to over heat them ..

 

THEY LOVE IT

[moomin]

Good advice

 

I would like to give this a try as one of mine has a slighty pooey bum at the moment!

 

I bath my guinea pigs now and again - just hold them under the kitchen tap!!

[Trish]

my bluebell often gets a pooey bum, the breed generally have very fluffy bums anyway, so dirty bums are likely. She loves her bath and like a true lady once she gets in those bubbles she just relaxes

[faverollehen]

I am always washing my chickens for showing , they love it!!

[cluckbok]

I gave 2 of our girls a bath the other day, muddy feet have become a problem at the moment. They keep getting hard balls of mud around their claws, from all the rain and damp weather. The only thing that gets it off is some warm weather and a little squirt of fairy liquid!

[Angels4]

Could you bathe them and forget about the blow dry part on a nice warm day?

[tenzin]

I think it's best to dry if possible , they can soon catch a chill if the sun goes in and after they come out of the bath they ain't keen on moving much and need a good warm blanket and dry off .

[cluckbok]

I never blow dried mine yet, mind you I haven't bathed them in bad weather yet! I have just let mine dry on naturally on a nice warm day.

[choppish]

wouldn;t washing them remove the natural waterproofing oils from their feathers?

[chelsea]

we wash our lot quite regularly as our cochins have feathery feet, they absolutely love it (we do it in a tubtrug) and they especially love the blow dry with the hairdryer afterwards.

 

People who show chickens wash their chooks regularly so I dont think there is a problem with feathers.