washing

My oldest hen, a 5 year old RIR, had started getting a dirty butt about 2 maybe 3 weeks ago. It was just a small streak of white at first. Looking back i should have rinsed it off then. I thought maybe shed clean it herself but no. It got worse. This morning i finally got out there and got her...

Hi, One of my chickens has been suffering from egg yolk peritonitis for a while now. Despite our efforts, our vet has told us that she will most likely have to be put down - which we are planning to do soon :( She struggles to walk and lay down and is clearly in pain. I have noticed she doesn’t...

Egg bucket

One of my silkies accidentally spent the night outside earlier this week, unfortunately it was a very stormy evening and she has ended up with large mud balls on her head hanging down over her eyes. I have experienced mud balls before on my Silkies feet, which are easy enough to get rid off, but...

The title basically says it all. I got 9 new hens yesterday (yay!) and during the journey home they were in cardboard boxes and some must've lost their balance with the car's motion as they've managed to get poo on themselves. Maybe you'll be able to see in the photo attached. Obviously I've...

Hello! I was wondering if it's safe to bath my chickens with water. I understand that they dust bath themselves but I was wondering if I can still bath them with water. I have a bathtub and was thinking of carefully washing them within shallow water. (I have bathed a dog before and understand NO...

Credit for this goes to my Silkiez: if it wasnt for you apperently hosting Poopapalooza '19 in the coop last night and your lovley poopoo feather paint jobs smh i never seen soo much poo on a bird let alone multiple all at once SMH) (im very proud that this idea came into my life, wish i...

I will be selling eggs through our small village's general store. I am required to pasteurize. But what about cleaning them? Let the pasturizing process do the work? Should I actually scrub them first? I've always heard washing drives germs into the shell. I've rarely bothered to wash our...

Hey everyone! So this is going to be more of a collection of ideas all in one place for chicken eggs. I'm aware of the pros and the cons of egg washing for the most part. But I still think this would be a useful thread for anyone looking for the arguments from both sides, as well as a poll to...

Good morning everybody! I'm new to ducks and mine just started laying. I read something about not washing the eggs in cold water. What is the best way to clean the eggs before storage? I have already collected 5 eggs from my 2 girls, and I rinsed them off with cold water before i read not to...

My husband and I have more eggs we can deal with. We plan to start selling the excess. We live in Kentucky. Does anyone know if we have to wash and refrigerate eggs to sell them? Right now, I keep my eggs unwashed and in refrigerated and wash them before we eat them. Does anyone have...