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post #11 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:16pm

Did the dang bird give you a tip?

I usually throw my silkies in the washing machine.  Your way looks hard.

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post #12 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:19pm

That was great.  Never seen a chicken in the bath...I'll be sure to share this with my daughter.  We just got some Cochins and I'm sure they are going to get dirty!!

Mommy to a 8 yr. old girl, 4 yr. old boy, one fat cat,  one dinky dog, polish, buttercups, hamburgs, waydonettes, and cochins, 10 silkies, a sizzle, Barred Rock and 2 d'uccles.
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Mommy to a 8 yr. old girl, 4 yr. old boy, one fat cat,  one dinky dog, polish, buttercups, hamburgs, waydonettes, and cochins, 10 silkies, a sizzle, Barred Rock and 2 d'uccles.
Need a chicken,duck, goose, parrot diaper or chicken saddle?  I also make harnesses for leashes.  Check in the Everything else for sale. Lovemychix.
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post #13 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:19pm

love love  Love these pics!!!  Your wet little silkie looks like a teeny dinosaur!!  Looks like I will be adding a couple of them to my chick order in the spring big_smile

Busy with three kids, three dogs, a garden overrun with aphids and some chickens:  1 Easter Egger(Nutmeg), 1 Turken(Chick-a-Saurus-Pex), 1 Hamburg(Purdee), 1 Minorca (Cayenne) and 2 Polish (Butter and Flour), and 4 new chicks in the brooder!!  I also have a freezer full of home raised Cornish X.
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Busy with three kids, three dogs, a garden overrun with aphids and some chickens:  1 Easter Egger(Nutmeg), 1 Turken(Chick-a-Saurus-Pex), 1 Hamburg(Purdee), 1 Minorca (Cayenne) and 2 Polish (Butter and Flour), and 4 new chicks in the brooder!!  I also have a freezer full of home raised Cornish X.
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post #14 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:22pm

What is the Spray and Wash for?  (First Picture)  Did i miss a step?

Will you come and wash my Showgirls?

Colleen
EE, Australorp, Silkies, Showgirls, Bantam Cochin, WCB Polish, D'Anver, Mille Fleur and Porcelain D'Uccles, Bantam Salmon Faverolles, some interesting mixes, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Persians and Maine Coon Cat, Ducks, and Sebastopol Geese.

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EE, Australorp, Silkies, Showgirls, Bantam Cochin, WCB Polish, D'Anver, Mille Fleur and Porcelain D'Uccles, Bantam Salmon Faverolles, some interesting mixes, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Persians and Maine Coon Cat, Ducks, and Sebastopol Geese.

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post #15 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by airheart43 

What is the Spray and Wash for?  (First Picture)  Did i miss a step?


I use the Spray-N-Wash for my white birds. After you shampoo them and let the water out, I spray the foot feathers and area just below the vent to remove the stains. I let it sit for a minute or two and then rinse. It helps get them whiter and remove the dirt and poop stains.

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post #16 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:43pm
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L&Schickens :

How do you bathe a hard feathered bird for show?  Or do you just wipe it down and hope for the best?


I couldn't accurately tell you, since I've never washed a hard feathered bird. I would assume that its basically the same, only you have to use more caution so as not to break the feathers..... although I've not heard of anyone bathing hard feathered birds  either..... Good Question!

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post #17 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by PurpleChicken 

Did the dang bird give you a tip?

I usually throw my silkies in the washing machine.  Your way looks hard.


yuckyucklau

3 labs, 1 collie/lab mix, 3 turtles, 2 house cats, 20 chickens, A wife(Boss) and a 8yr old daughter and one on the way!!!
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3 labs, 1 collie/lab mix, 3 turtles, 2 house cats, 20 chickens, A wife(Boss) and a 8yr old daughter and one on the way!!!
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post #18 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:49pm

Very well done!  I have a Silkie named Paris that is going to hate you for giving me the urge to bathe her!!lol

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post #19 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:56pm

I see you use the blaster my 1st choice for drying a dog.

I love the wet silkie he looks like he's giving you the curved chicken claw of death!

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post #20 of 93
10/23/08 at 2:57pm

Ahh! I see Rave Hairspray!, love that stuff tongue


Beautiful silkies!

Breeding:SQ White silkies, Barred Rock
Coming Soon:Sebastopol geese
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