Do you guys wash your chickens?

[supdude]

my big white leghorn sleeps in poo sometimes, she just wont go on the roost! well she has some nasty stains on her breast, underside, and tail feathers, mostly from bieng cramped in a cage when she was with her last owners. but im sure some of it is my fault because i dont have bedding yet in the coop. anyway i was wondering if i should try to clean her or just let leave it. it really stands out on her white feathers, anybody ever bathed a chicken lol?

 

[angelmarie]

warm water and antibacterial soap works for me

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

a dunk in water and a rubdown with a towel works for me.

 

[flock-mama]

I had to wash mud that was caked on my hen Goldies back from roosters mating in the rain! I used warm water and a towel. Also I let her sleep in the house that night because it was cold outside! lol! She is my oldest hen at 4 yrs so Im kind of overprotective of her.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

If you use the dishwasher, you can do several at once.




(just kidding)

The most I've ever done was a quick butt-scrub for a girl who had a touch of diarrhea.

 

[flock-mama]

 

[angelmarie]

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lol and hang them on a cloths line to air dry

 

[chickenlady]

I use 3 large rubbermaid bins. the first has woolite in the water which helps break down the oil on the chickens feathers. Without it, it is almost impossible to actually wet the feathers enough to really clean them. I soap them up in the first bin, the second bin is straight water to wash the soap off in, and the third one has some white vinager mixed in the get the last bit of soap off and really make them squeaky clean. Sometimes I use a hose to get the soap off. Of course, this method has to be done outdoors, but it should be warm enough now.

I use dog flea and tick shampoo on their vent areas and johnsons baby shampoo on the rest of them. They really look nice after a good bath and mine seem to look healthier overall with an occasional bath.

 

[Red]

I have washed my Light Sussex hen if she gets dirty. I stand her in the sink and then wash her with a sponge and warm water, afterwards i use the hair dryer to dry her off, on its coolest setting and held far away...she LOVES it and sits there waiting for more when i turn it off

 

[SpottedCrow]

I swear that was on an episode of Ed, Edd and Eddie...omg...