Bathe a chicken

Given the cold weather right now, unless you have a nice warm place to keep her for a while afterward, I wouldn't do it. That being said, when I was researching here to bathe one of my chickens I found out that Dawn dishwashing liquid was good to use. You could also consider a dog/cat flea and tick shampoo (extra benefit of getting rid of lice and mites). Do a search for "baths", "bathing" and you should come up with a lot of informative threads.
Depending on how old she is, if she's growing adult feathers, molting, whatever, you could also just let the greasy feathers go out naturally when new ones come in.
Good luck.
 
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Just as long as she is not covered in grease, I would leave her alone. It can be washed off with warm water and Dawn if it is bothering you or her.
 
Dawn as a grease remover works great but it removes all the grease - even the natural stuff the birds use to keep their feathers in shape. If you can just rub over the oil spots on her with a damp cloth, perhaps with a little vinegar that might be the thing to try first before you submerge her.

Mary
 
My personal experience is that they will just go get that grease on them again unless you have a way to fence them away from the vehicles.

At one point i had 6 buff orpington girls with black all over their backs from the same thing.

I know how disappointing it is to see their beautiful buff feathers blackened, but it might be a futile effort at this point. And if they stop going down there, it WILL start to wear off from dust bathing and -if they're still pullets- from getting more big girl feathers.
 
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Well, when I did have to give my Marans a bath this summer she really seemed to enjoy it once she was in the warm water - and my girls don't like to get picked up either, but she almost went to sleep while I was bathing her and then again after, when I used the hair dryer to get her dry. Go figure
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