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[SilverStar]

I was wondering if it was ok to give a chicken a bath. We just got the cutest little white cochin bantam roo. He is about 6 months or so i was told. He is a bit dirty and i would like to clean him up. Is it ok? Thanks!!

 

[DTchickens]

don't let the water be too cold or hot, don't rub the feathers too hard to break em, don't use some kind of shampoo that could be harmful to them.. All is well

Showers must (or at least it helps ) Wash their birds. as for cleaning up a white chicken he'll probably still be stained.. sun, corn, and dirt will give them a yellow tan until they molt. same with silver duckwings and such (See my avatar.. He's supposed to be a white color on the back, saddle, and neck.. but it got tanned when rain came through and he was in a dirty area at the time.. plus he got fed corn since it's all i had at that moment and i didn't feel like starving him for a few days... and for the ones that are thinking "YOU ONLY FED HIM CORN!? FOR A FEW DAYS?!!!" No, i did feed him other stuff too. "Veggies, bread, vitamin "supplies" etc".)

ETA: use a blow drier to dry them.

 

[CoopCrazy]

I used lemon juice on my white bunnies...

 

[SilverStar]

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Thank you for your response. I will give it a try.I was not sure about it and i did not want to go and bathe him if it was not good for him. Oh and i was wondering about the blow dryer.... will it freak him out? I don't want to tramatize the poor little dude. lOLThanks again!!

 

[lotzahenz]

The first year we took chickens to a show, we washed them in a tub like a dog with Dawn dish detergent. It is what they use on the animals that end up in oil slicks. It is mild, the blue kind, NO bleach. Then we set their whole cage on top of our outisde air conditioner unit to "blow dry" them and keep them warm until they were dry. It works well. The air is warm and not too strong. None of them freaked out over the air, one rooster did, however, during his bath. Best of luck. There are several horse shampoos that whiten, should also be safe for chicken feathers.

 

[SilverStar]

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Thanks very much!!