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  1. Michele-A-EIE

    Chicken Spa Day Gone Wrong

    Chicken Spa Day Gone Wrong So today, I learned that Barbie (my chicken, not the doll) does NOT do butt baths. Lavender? Perfect angel. Barbie? Full-on clucking mad diva. Cluck cluck. Flap flap. Hit hit. Before I knew it, she flapped me in the chest and clawed my finger like I had insulted her...
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    • #bathing #flapattack barbiethebeast bath bathing a chicken buttbathbattle chicken drama chickenlife fluffandfeelings homesteaddrama
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
  2. bacibeau

    How to get chickens to come out and see me

    Hey y'all! My coop is off the ground so the run extends underneath it. However, that area underneath is too low for me or my family to easily go under and grab them. We've been having really hot weather here so lately I've been giving them short baths in a big plastic bin outside two at a time...
  3. Silviaschicks

    Bath time! 🛁🚿

    When keeping chickens or other poultry, bathing them is an inevitable thing. And poultry look so hilarious when they're sopping wet and no longer fluffy. So here is a thread to post your bath pics! Here are mine: BR and BLP: Absolutely hated it and flicked water all over me...
  4. Chickenwithnobrim

    Natural lice remedy.. too upsetting?

    I am in Canada, and if anybody lives here, they know how hard it is to find pest control. Long story short, im pretty sure my previously stray chicken has lice and has passed it to my other chicken (found a louse crawling next to her eye). I can only assume they are both infested. I only have...
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    • bath bathing a chicken diatemaceous earth diatomaceous earth (de) help lice lice treatment parasite rescue rescue chicken
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  5. jodievaughan

    During their journey, new hens got poopoo on their feathers! How should I clean them?

    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...
  6. T

    Sudden Death ;-;

    New here and sorry this had to be my first post. I’m really distraught right now and I’m trying to rationalize what happened and wondered if anyone here had this kinda thing happen. Earlier today saw that my four month old rooster silkie had been pooped on *he sleeps under the perches...
  7. WallyBirdie

    Dirty Pullet

    One of my birds managed to get herself notably dirty. It's nothing bad or obstructive; I've bathed her a couple times. I know how to bathe chickens, and I know it shouldn't be done too often because they need their natural oils. Is there something I should do, or just let her be? I feel silly...
  8. Stephi2dope

    OMG! BEST TRICK FOR DRYING OFF YOUR DIRTY BIRDIE!!

    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...
  9. R

    Chicken bath “recipes”

    Hey guys, So my chickens have some kind of mites right now (they get them almost every year) and I’ve dusted them with some chicken permethrin but they still need a bath. I caught the mites early so they aren’t that bad right now so please don’t assume I’m under reacting cause I know how bad...
  10. nicoleee

    Bathing recommendations

    Im looking to add better sand/dirt to my girls coop (around at least half of it to be exact) . I do have a few things though, it has to be something that wont get damaged by rain or become icky (the coop is opened all around so water gets in very easily) . I would like something that wont harm...
  11. Thechickentrainer1999

    Is top soil safe for chickens?

    I pm looking to build a dirt bath for my chickens and wondering if top soil is okay to use. It says it does not contain fertilizer. What it does contain is I believe is soil/sand/mulch/gravel mixture.
  12. B

    Chicken butt goo?

    Hey everyone! I’m new to chickens and have read some great things on the site but first time posting. We have a small flock of three hens, and two of them have “mud butt” if you will (one very mild, just a little caked on her feathers, one pretty bad). My husband and I gave the worst one a bath...
  13. CLovesDucks

    Three Ducklings - First Swim :)

    My three newest ladies enjoying their first swim. Two Blue Swedish and one Blue Runner. :jumpy:)
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    • bath blue runner blue swedish ducklings ducks swimming
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. Crazy4Wyandottes

    Beginning showmanship advice?

    Really getting interested in showing some birds, but don't know where to begin and having trouble finding resources. I'm planning to attend the Forsyth Fanciers show in Winston-Salem, NC on March 23 (VERY SOON!). I know that attending the show will help me learn a lot, but I have my eye on some...
  15. T

    Sand bath for baby chicks?

    Hi! So I have two olive egger chicks, they both seem to be under 10days old. I was wondering, would putting a sand bath in their coop be good? And if so, can I use chinchilla dust sand for them? Or should I stay away from that?
  16. Thechickentrainer1999

    Dust bath ideas.

    Any ideas on where I can get 100% natural safe dirt for a dust bath for my hens?
  17. castrbl

    is it safe to bathe a chicken?

    my 7 week old got some poop on her feathers. i tried cleaning her up a bit with a cloth but it still stinks. would a small bath be okay? or will a dust bath be able to fix it?
  18. imneva

    My chickies

    i am quite surprised as to how fun chickens are. And seem to be easier than any other critter I have ever had. They are full of antics! My favorite part of hanging with them is when they dust bathe! They nearly disappear into the shaving peat mix. I have a dust bath set up for them but...
  19. KikiDeAnime

    Not Dust Bathing?

    Our 4 month old cockerel Mr Frizz has stopped taking dust baths with his hens. I actually had to give him a quick wash down in our sink yesterday as he had really dirty feathers I hadn't noticed until yesterday. Some of his feathers were actually stuck together in different places and he had a...
  20. Aliamelody

    Dirty ducklings! Praise to clean.Help!

    I went out of city yesterday I brang some vet food for them But when i came back... I didnt see any ducklings! I saw some walking dust! I put them in a water bowl thats bigger than before But they dont like to swim or cleaning I hust want to keep them and wash them with soap:lol: But i know i...
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