Bathing chickens for show?

[african chickens]

So I don't know where to post this but I will be showing chickens for the first time so today I'm bathing them. I was told to use horse shampoo and conditioner, can I use this is it safe?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

We just used dish soap

 

[aimee750]

I use baby wash.

 

[Yard Farmer]

I haven't shown, but I have used Dawn and it cleans the birds pretty good.

 

[AprilWC]

That soap should be fine. I use dog shampoo for mine since we already buy it. What color are you showing? White birds sometimes benefit from a purple shampoo (done CAREFULLY) to help dilute stains.

ETA: Use caution if you choose a stronger detergent soap. You want the feathers clean, but not dried out and dull.

 

[african chickens]

These birds are being shown plus the one in my profile picture

 

[african chickens]

So I can use this on them

 

[Amer]

Use the horse shampoo.
Do not use Dawn dish soap, we have used it in the past but it dries out the feathers.
The reason it has ducklings on the bottle is because they use it to wash ducklings that were in oil spills. Obviously no grease is much better than an oil spill, but it is not ideal.

 

[african chickens]

Use the horse shampoo.
Do not use Dawn dish soap, we have used it in the past but it dries out the feathers.
The reason it has ducklings on the bottle is because they use it to wash ducklings that were in oil spills. Obviously no grease is much better than an oil spill, but it is not ideal.

The fact it's made specifically for horses it won't hurt them. Sorry I'm new to this so I wanna be safe

 

[Amer]

The fact it's made specifically for horses it won't hurt them. Sorry I'm new to this so I wanna be safe

I use livestock shampoo for my showbirds of the Show Sheen brand.