For those who have silkies i need tips :P

[chickenbuttsowhat]

i rescued a 14 week old silkie about 2 weeks ago when i first got her she had bad running nose and water eyes but i finally cured her of whatever was ailing her but shes really really dirty i gave her a bath yesterday with just warm water which got some dirt off but i guess shes been so dirty for such a long time that it stained her feathers cuz some of them r still dirty almost feels like that stuff that makes tape so sticky and i dont know how to get that out of her feathers so i was wondering if anyone got anytips on get her all white again and after i do get her clean how do i keep her clean cuz when i went to check on her today she got a lil more dirty lol might have just name her MuddPie or something lol

 

[ChickenSahib]

Dish soap.

 

[chickenbuttsowhat]

ya i was thinking about that since they use it on birds that get oil on them but chickens r a lil diff and i was just scared might hurt the poor thing

 

[chicken crazed 1o1]

When she is clean can i see a pic of her

 

[BooBear]

Mudpie sounds like a cute name. She probably feels good after the bath.

 

[axion_lotus]

I use lavender-scented baby body wash, and it works great on all my birds, especially my silkies. It also keeps their feathers soft and they smell great after their bath.

 

[zengrrl]

I use baby shampoo and it works fine. I hear for white silkies to get them whiter dog whiting shampoo works very well too.

 

[Miyashi]

Baby shampoo or whitening shampoo for dogs. I sometimes spray them with very watered down leave in conditioner too. Not often...after a bath...but I don't have to bathe my couple often. The only thing on them that gets gunky would be their cute little feets!

I hope to see pictures of this lady soon!

 

[Squishypuff]

Some Silkies are just pigs. I have a hen, Pigpen, who does her darndest to stay as dirty as possible. She's white, but she literally rubs her head into the dirt. I bathe her, she just gets herself filthy again. Incidentally, this is one reason I got her for free- LOL!

My theory is that poor Pigpen is a buff Silkie inside a white Silkie's body. In an effort to turn herself buff, she gets as dirty as possible. She needs therapy, but I'm too cheap to worry about her psychological wellbeing.