Chicken Spa Day Gone Wrong

[Michele-A-EIE]

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 entire bloodline.

No real blood, but I’ve got a hunk of skin hanging like a badge of honor. I washed it 4 times, used peroxide, Neosporin, and took 1200mg of garlic just in case. Meanwhile, Barbie strutted off like I ruined her day.
We were both a little traumatized...
But I still love her (and her poop-covered butt) to death.

#ChickenLife #HomesteadDrama #ButtBathBattle #BarbieTheBeast #FlapAttack

Part 2

5 hours after the Great Butt Bath of 2025

Barbie still won’t look at me.
I jiggled the cage and begged for forgiveness, but she gave me that silent “you betrayed me” stare.
Meanwhile, Lavender and the rest of the crew are fine — unbothered, fluffy, and back to scratching around like nothing happened.
But Barbie? She’s holding a grudge. And honestly… she’s kind of iconic for it.

#BarbiesButtBath #ChickenDrama #FluffAndFeelings #BackyardChickens #PetLife #WhereWoundsBecomeGrace

 

[WildNectarine]

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 entire bloodline.

No real blood, but I’ve got a hunk of skin hanging like a badge of honor. I washed it 4 times, used peroxide, Neosporin, and took 1200mg of garlic just in case. Meanwhile, Barbie strutted off like I ruined her day.
We were both a little traumatized...
But I still love her (and her poop-covered butt) to death.

#ChickenLife #HomesteadDrama #ButtBathBattle #BarbieTheBeast #FlapAttack

Part 2

5 hours after the Great Butt Bath of 2025

Barbie still won’t look at me.
I jiggled the cage and begged for forgiveness, but she gave me that silent “you betrayed me” stare.
Meanwhile, Lavender and the rest of the crew are fine — unbothered, fluffy, and back to scratching around like nothing happened.
But Barbie? She’s holding a grudge. And honestly… she’s kind of iconic for it.

#BarbiesButtBath #ChickenDrama #FluffAndFeelings #BackyardChickens #PetLife #WhereWoundsBecomeGrace

Oh, the struggles of fluff butts! My quail are just as dramatic, and I don’t even soak, I just use warm wet paper towels! You’d think we were torturing them!

 

[Michele-A-EIE]

Oh, the struggles of fluff butts! My quail are just as dramatic, and I don’t even soak, I just use warm wet paper towels! You’d think we were torturing them!

I tried that but it did not come off and I pulled a little bit, but I did not want to hurt her. So I went for the bucket...

 

[WildNectarine]

I tried that but it did not come off and I pulled a little bit, but I did not want to hurt her. So I went for the bucket...

…And it was all downhill from there! The things we do for our birds.