sallyj Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Mabel, my Bluebelle, had dirty knickers a while back so I washed them with soapy water but I didn't manage to rinse them properly because I was doing it on my own and she wriggled away. Well, some of the feathers around her vent looked permanently stiff rather than fluffy. Today I managed to rinse them in warm water (with help from OH) and then blow dry them. They look exactly the same. They are clean but not at all fluffy. What do you suggest? Have I ruined them forever? I never thought I would ever be having a disccussion about hen's knickers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 My bluebelle Mabel (Spooky, same name for our bluebelles!) had dirty knickers and i found the same. So i washed them again wrapping her in a teatowel apart from her back end, I then used an old toothbrush on the wet soapy feathers and it did the trick. I could even mange this on my own with tea towel holding down her wings and kinda rubbing each mucky feather between my thumb and the toothbrush. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallyj Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Hi stoice Thanks for you help. I will have another go with a toothbrush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokiechicken1969 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 by the way dont put the toothbrush back in the bathroom cabinet.... is there a sticky or post on how to bath a chicken and is it something that we should do once a year or so? is it just for show hens or ones that need a little help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 i dont know anything about bathing chucks i thought it was just for show chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I have washed the odd bum because in summer a dirty bum can lead to flystrike - nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 by the way dont put the toothbrush back in the bathroom cabinet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BocBoc Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 i dont know anything about bathing chucks i thought it was just for show chickens We haven't bathed any of ours yet but all ours have dirty knickers due to this weather and no proper dust baths. We are intending to bathe ours when the weather gets a bit better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Can you use the flystrike stuff you use on rabbits which you stroke down their back, tum and bum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
