Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Do you have a dishpan of water, like a bath? Do chickens tolerate baths? Can you leave them to air dry or do they need help afterwards?

We use the kitchen sink so they can soak. Sometimes it is quite crusty and needs soaked. Dawn and rubber gloves. Roll crunchy poo between your fingers. DO NOT pull.

You could use a deep basin. Try to use warm water. If it is warm enough you could towel them and let them air dry. We blow dry them on low with no heat. Ours love the soak and the blow dry.

 

[WhoDatChick]

I don't want to scare you but poo build up on the fluffy butt can lead to flies. Flystike may be rare but is real and deadly. It does extensive damage to livestock in Australia and New Zealand (mostly sheep) in particular and is most common in warm climates.

Flystrike is where the larvae of the blowfly hatch in feces stuck to a chicken's butt or in an open wound and begin to feed on the skin tissue of the chicken.

They will eventually burrow into the body and start eating the chicken from the inside out. They can tunnel through the skin and organs and will eventually kill the chicken.

Not to mention the flies can transmit salmonella among other diseases.

This is why I like to keep the butts clean. It's not common here but why take the risk.

Yikes! I did not know this.. see, still learning from this great place!
Will def check on it and see what’s up.... thank you!

 

[WhoDatChick]

Big dags will pull on the skin too and be uncomfortable/painful. Charlie had one recently and you could see it pulling at her skin. I waited until dark and then snipped it off by lamplight with no fuss.

Thank you

 

[WhoDatChick]

maybe when you finally get my pickled eggs we can do a trade? I need some colored eggs for my shadow box projects. Have i shared a pic of that here? My first one is in the puzzle stage i gotta get em all fit all cute n hide the blow holes. Wanna see (if i havent shared?)



i think you just need MOAR CHIKNS



DEF clean them up. I would use dawn and warm water.



Yes this. my rabbit catchin cat got fly strike. Thank God i knew what was up and Jumped on it. His foot was cut and i thought it was okay. Next thing i knew it was swollen Huge like WHOA! And i brought him inside. Then i saw movement in his wound one of the most terrible ordeals ive had with my critters but he is 100% healthy now, jus caught him w a still live squirrel Tues AM. Was able to distract the cat long enough to let the poor thing get away. Cant let filth build. They learn to kinda squat as they poop eventually and can keep it preened but when young they might need a spot of help.

Yes, I want to see!!
And thank you too.... and Ruby is one of the older gals... she’s just messy I guess.. or lazy...

 

[WhoDatChick]

Whatever you do, don't Google it and look at the photos. It's horrible.

You don’t have to tell me! Doing this usually causes panic attacks

 

[WhoDatChick]

We use the kitchen sink so they can soak. Sometimes it is quite crusty and needs soaked. Dawn and rubber gloves. Roll crunchy poo between your fingers. DO NOT pull.

You could use a deep basin. Try to use warm water. If it is warm enough you could towel them and let them air dry. We blow dry them on low with no heat. Ours love the soak and the blow dry.

Okay, I just might have to try this for funnzies... two birds, one stone

 

[WhoDatChick]

Okay, I’m not trying to brag.. just wanted to show how surprised I am by the size of this egg! Poor new girl! You really can’t tell by the pic but it is larger than some of my largest eggs! .. and I have some large eggs! This is from today...

 

[MaryJanet]

That's a big one! Such a lovely colour too. I'm hoping for blue or green eggs one day

 

[MaryJanet]

Definitely give the bathing a try Whodat. It was much easier then I expected.

 

[BY Bob]

Okay, I’m not trying to brag.. just wanted to show how surprised I am by the size of this egg! Poor new girl! You really can’t tell by the pic but it is larger than some of my largest eggs! .. and I have some large eggs! This is from today...View attachment 1926543View attachment 1926544

That is so big it had to be painful. Poor girl.

OUCH!