Thanks for the very friendly welcome!
I gave my Buffy girl a warm cloth bath and got her settled in her box for the night, I hope she starts feeling better quickly.
Thanks again!
I took a bucket of warm water out to the coop and a bunch of towels, I sat with her and held warm towels to her to loosen and clean her up.
She was fine with it and I got her pretty well clean.
I inspected her underside and nothing looked inflamed or red and I didn't see anything that might...
Hi fellow Washingtonians!
I'm in Port Townsend and have only two chickens.
I am pretty new to all of this and am learning as I go.
One of my girls have been lethargic and has poop all over her tail feathers.
I am going to gently wash her off tonight after work but I am worried about her and...
I am a very new chicken care taker.
I was given one chicken last September and found another to keep her company last November.
The first is a white hen I call DinoChicken and the second is Buffy (a buff colored hen, I know, not very original)
I have a fantastic, heavy duty chicken coop which...
Thank you, that is my plan so far. I will clean her off and check her.
Any advice on how to handle cleaning her? I think a warm dish of water and washcloths would be the best idea unless anyone has any better ideas?
I was given two chickens, I have no idea of their history. Both have been fine for the last few months.
In the last few days Buffy (buff colored chicken) has had poop on her bottom and is lethargic.
I have no idea what to do with a sick chicken, can anyone help?