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Indeed! Grapes are their favorite treat, even more than mealworms. They like them so much that the last hen in the pecking order, who normally has to wait her turn to eat and is very submissive to the others, when I feed them grapes will literally steal grapes from the other ladies' beaks, run...

I did, from what I could see the skin was nice and pink, I couldn't spot any mites or such around the vent. I didn't get to check under the wings, but I will next time.

Update: the bath went surprisingly well, though I could have raised the water level a bit to make it easier to soak all the dirty feathers. After the bath I picked the hen up and put her in a towel, then I held her while my wife used the hair dryer on her. The best part was when I put her in...

Thanks for the tips! I think I'll try a bath first, it will be my first time handling a chicken and I don't know if I'd manage to give her a "haircut" safely :lol:

Hi folks I recently acquired an existing coop and four hens as I explained in another post. One of my hens has now a very poopy butt, they regularly take dust baths but in her case apparently is not enough, so I decided to bathe her. I plan to give her a bath with baby shampoo, dry her a bit...