Bathing a Silkie?

[bad_coffee]

We had a silkie get pecked last month. (https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5035172) The bird has been in our spare bathtub for the past month, and is about healed. There's a few spots of dried blood on her feathers, and she STINKS. Not as bad as 5 chicks in the bathtub this past spring, but it definitely doesn't smell nice when you open the door.

I found the thread with lots of pics, and I'd love to follow that plan.

However, I think it might turn into high comedy, because the bird has never been bathed. How do you go about training/conditioning the bird that the bath is a good thing?

Help!
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[dieselgrl48]

BE NIKE JUST DO IT!. Baby Shampoo and a Light Blow DRY.Be grateful You don't have duckling's that need bathed LOL.At least you have an Extra bathtub.We gotta all use one here.

 

[can you hear me now?]

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I agree on both ends here.

ducks are dirty.

 

[Wendy'sChicksRock]

Good luck and post some before and after pics for us...