PLYMOUTH ROCKS!!! Great layers, heavy breed, beautiful, and great pets too! My favorite of my hens is my plymouth rock Starburst Very sweet, beautiful, Great layer...i could go on and on. Everyday i carry her around the gardens...Sometimes when she walks she will stop and squawk untill i...
I adore my Plymouth Rocks! My favorite hen happens to be one, her name is Starburst. Everyday I carry her around the gardens and we walk around the gardens. She is very attached to me. Sometimes she want me to hold her on our walks...and to tell me so she'll stubbornly stand there squawking...
Yes, if your very careful. dont get it in her nostrils though. You can also dip her again in cool water...but not too cold. I prayed for you and your chickens!
Yes, she made it! She's a fighter! I brought her indoors and set up a chicken ICU basically. A fan, Lots of water, and a tub of refreshing water...just stay with her and keep trying!
To prevent this from happening again take advantage of the heat and evaporation. Spray down the coop(s) with a hose. You can also mist adult chickens if they are getting uncomfortable.
Dont put her in ice cold water. Just dip her in cool water...use your judgement on how cool...just cool enough to refresh her. Dont leave her in there, take her out after you dip her in. I did this just last week.
Please, for you and your chickens sake, replace that wire with much stronger wire (not chicken wire). I had a flock of chickens and our coop had chicken wire on it. Well, one day we notice that the chicken wire had been ripped from the 2 by 4 pieces of wood we had around it! Don't...
I too once questioned the idea of bathing my feathery friends. But, after researching and discovering I found out that a clean chicken is a happy chicken. Also that bathing your chicken reduces the chance of them developing mites and parasites. I get two plastic tubs: One for the lukewarm...