Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[welsh sarah]

and if the answer is yes what do i put in the water.

 

i bought 2 pekins yesterday and they are a bit dirty, ( they were an early x-mas present from my mum ) can i give them a bath and how do i go about doing so i know other people have bathed theirs i have never needed to before.

 

i will get my daughter to take photos then when they are beautiful and post them

we have 1 lavender and 1 silver partridge

 

thanks in advance

sarah

[laurmurf]

Hi Welsh Sarah,

I brought home some filthy 15 week olds yesterday and they had to have a bath, they were caked in poo - some from travelling and some from the conditions they were living in

 

I didn't know what to put in the water either - we debated a small drop of ecover but in the end went for a small amount of dettol, on the basis that is would get rid of any bacteria they brought in with them. We did keep dipping in the bucket and then rubbing and gently picking at the caked bits until they were a bit cleaner.

 

We decided against a soap of any kind because it would remove natural oils, but i'm sure there are pekin lovers (like Claret) who will have better advice.

 

The hair dryer on a warm setting seemed to dry them up, and they really didn't mind!

good luck!

[aaronmusgrove123]

awwww i dont know the awnser but where did you get them from???

 

aaron

[welsh sarah]

i got them from brambles rare breeds near hereford aaron, a bit far from you

sarah

[aaronmusgrove123]

oops yes it is hahah the place im going today for mine is 2:30 hours away

[welsh sarah]

it took me 1 and half hours to get these yesterday, i think we are officially chicken mad

sarah

[aaronmusgrove123]

o wel heheheheh