How do you get poop off of a chicken's back?

[Imbri]

Apparently Little Debbie was standing under the roost and someone pooped down her. I noticed when it was still fresh, but I was late for work and even though I knew it would be much better to deal with it immediately, I really had to go. Now the poop is dry and I don't know how to get it off. I tried a damp towel and sponge bathing the affected area, but it's stuck on pretty good... Then I tried Google, but everything it came up with involved poopy bottoms not poopy backs.

Any suggestions? Debbie loves to snuggle and I don't really want to snuggle chicken poop.

Oh, and sorry if this is the wrong area, I didn't see anything specific to grooming...

 

[cavemanrich]

Just give hen a warm bath. They usually will be somewhat still when they do get well wet. Remember to make water same temperature as chicken. About 105°F should not give her a shock when placed into water. Then towel dry, and you can blow dry if you wish.
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[TheOddOneOut]

Just give hen a warm bath. They usually will be somewhat still when they do get well wet. Remember to make water same temperature as chicken. About 105°F should not give her a shock when placed into water. Then towel dry, and you can blow dry if you wish.
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105 seems a little high...

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

Warm bath, test temp on inside of wrist like for a baby bottle of formula warm but not hot. Have 2 towels ready, so when the 1st is wet, you can wrap in the 2nd dry towel. I use baby shampoo or Dawn dish soap on my birds, when stuff like this happens. also be sure to rinse the chicken thoroughly. Get all the soap off.

 

[Imbri]

Thanks, guys. We have bunnies, too, and baths can be fatal to them so I know to ask before just giving a new species of pet a bath!

We don't have a blow-drier... If I keep her snuggled in a towel for a bit, will she be ok drying off at room temp (78f)?

 

[cavemanrich]

105 seems a little high...

Actually not high. I have known this for a long time, Here is a copy and paste from a website.
In the adult chicken the variability is between 105°F and 107°F (40.6° and 41.7°C). The body temperature of a newly hatched chick is about 103.5°F (39.7°C), and increases daily until it reaches a stable level at about three weeks of age. Smaller chicken breeds have a higher body temperature than larger breeds.

 

[cavemanrich]

We don't have a blow-drier... If I keep her snuggled in a towel for a bit, will she be ok drying off at room temp (78f)?

Air drying is fine, she will fluff up her feathers after a bath anyways. Many peeps that do need a dryer , use on Silkies, because they have fluff fur, and not feathers like other chickens.

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

Thanks, guys. We have bunnies, too, and baths can be fatal to them so I know to ask before just giving a new species of pet a bath!

We don't have a blow-drier... If I keep her snuggled in a towel for a bit, will she be ok drying off at room temp (78f)?

Oh yes most definitely. Our room temp is 76 and my dried on muddy bird from the storm we had, did just fine.

 

[ValerieLovesChickens]

LUKEWARM WATER: https://the-chicken-chick.com/how-to-give-chicken-bath/

 

[Chickassan]

Chicken dedicated baby wipes might be a nice thing to have for Debbie because as much as I hate to tell you this i've got to.
She'll get pooped on again,