Not really sure how this works but here goes ........ I had posed a few days ago that I had found one of my chickens (hatched June 12th ) wheaten color ) had very dirty (pooopy) rear .. so I went on line & read that has to be cleaned flushed or chicken can die ... did so next day did...
I am very new to chickens flock was hatched 6-12-10 americanas .. I have a beautiful cream hen (Ester Mae) I noticed Sat she had dirty bum .
So after reading flushed and washed her bum (vent) and gave her blower to dry kept in house and out to coop (have heat lamp!! next day very puny and cold...