How/can you wash a chick????

[jay1995]

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LOL nice!

Thanks guys

I do that with mine, though since his first bath he just been laying in the same place. Hmm. Oh and hes starting to smell. LOL

 

[dixiechick]

I have done what AJ suggested. Held a chick under the kitchen sink under lukewarm/warm water...quickly towel dried him and popped him back in the 'bator. In a few hours, he was nice and fluffy!

 

[bikergirl]

He has had a coupel of baths . . . it's not working lol But he is a happy healthy little guy!

 

[bikergirl]

His name is Tumble Weed, also known as Crispy McNugget!

 

[Holiday Angel]

On the TV when they give the birds baths they always use DAWN dish washing liquid in small amounts to get the oil off their feathers. I wonder if this would help the little guy. He sure is cute..

 

[hinkjc]

I don't think a bath is going to help him. His down looks short, which is giving him the funny appearance. That is typically due to improper humidity during incubation.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

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[conny63malies]

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THat has to be a cockerel with those stompers. It looks like chick on emu legs.

 

[bikergirl]

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would it be from to high or to low humidity? The other 4 chicks he hatched with are nice and fluffy

 

[Holiday Angel]

Almost looks like a different kind of chick, or it is genetically messed up. lol Maybe he needs a massage to stimulate appropriate feather growth..