Lethargic chicken after a wash and dry yesterday

[Wyorp Rock]

I don’t know anything about the way birds are regulated in the UK. They have different approaches to many things, like I know it is illegal to feed chickens anything but chicken feed in some countries.
I just feel sorry for the birds. As responsible pet owners, it’s up to people to logically try and learn how to do this before purchasing birds.
chickens are farm animals traditionally. Most people today don’t know anything about agriculture or farm animals. Its only logical that they should try and learn how to care for them basically before buying 50 like I noticed some people do on here. Crazy. The birds just suffer. Buy 2 or 4.

I didn't ask about how to feed chickens in the UK

BYC is a community of poultry keepers that share information, offer suggestions and try to support one another.
More experienced folks (which you claim to be) are generally more than happy to give a few tips along the way - sort of like teaching a younger generation. Apparently that is not why you are here, so I bid you good day and good luck!

 

[Davethebirdman]

I wash my chickens, anyone that takes them to shows washes them, rescues and rehabs wash many types of birds.. ignore the troll...

Chickens hate water. She said that it was weakened from other things and sending it into more stress could kill it yes by washing it. Do you know how to wash it by the way properly?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Btw, that is an actual troll... Already had his ONLY incendiary post locked.. worth blocking.

Eh. They will go away if we don't feed them.
Let's me and you focus on helping @Lma11 find some solutions

 

[Davethebirdman]

I didn't ask about how to feed chickens in the UK

BYC is a community of poultry keepers that share information, offer suggestions and try to support one another.
More experienced folks (which you claim to be) are generally more than happy to give a few tips along the way - sort of like teaching a younger generation. Apparently that is not why you are here, so I bid you good day and good luck!

I am happy to help. Im using the feeding as an example to show how different approaches are in other countries. Ive raised hundreds of chickens since childhood.

 

[casportpony]

@Lma11, sorry your hen isn't feeling well. You're in great hands with @Wyorp Rock, so listen to her and try to answer her questions.

I addition to what's been discussed already, I'd like to make a couple of comments and suggestions.

• Do you have a food scale that you can weigh her on? Now would be a good time to get a baseline weight.
• Can you put her in a cage in a warm room? 80-85 degrees f (27-30 c) would be ideal.

 

[Davethebirdman]

Btw, that is an actual troll... Already had his ONLY incendiary post locked.. worth blocking.

That’s unfortunate you are interpreting it that way. Unfortunately, name calling usually backfires in many arenas and I’ve already seen that people on here love to bicker about chickens but some people would argue with a doorknob. If you don’t want my advice don’t take it.

 

[Lma11]

@Lma11, sorry your hen isn't feeling well. You're in great hands with @Wyorp Rock, so listen to her and try to answer her questions.

I addition to what's been discussed already, I'd like to make a couple of comments and suggestions.

• Do you have a food scale that you can weigh her on? Now would be a good time to get a baseline weight.
• Can you put her in a cage in a warm room? 80-85 degrees f (27-30 c) would be ideal.

Yes to all the above and will post in the morning, she is still weak but improving. To davethebirdman I washed the chickens because their tail feathers were collecting poo. So to make them more comfortable I washed them as I have done before and they were towel dried and then used hairdryer to make sure completely dry. She was completely fine before this process and busy bossing the lower scale girls - the water in the bucket was warm. Washing them to make sure I could get to the area properly to dust off them and get as many insects off them as possible but mainly for the poo.
The mites in my grass are minute little light brown crawly things and have a lovely bite, very itchy, they are that small you can hardly see them. Will see what organic compound I can find at my local garden centre but this drizzle isn't helping. I am also going to get some hemp bedding to see if that can help the girls. They are due their next bedding change on Sunday anyway as every 7 days for bedding change and dusting again for 3 weeks but the grass is now my main focus.
I have made up some food for the chicken which is boiled egg yolk, natural greek yogurt, grated apple, and electrolytes. This she is eating but only in small amounts but offering every hour. Is there anything else that I can do?

 

[Davethebirdman]

Yes to all the above and will post in the morning, she is still weak but improving. To davethebirdman I washed the chickens because their tail feathers were collecting poo. So to make them more comfortable I washed them as I have done before and they were towel dried and then used hairdryer to make sure completely dry. She was completely fine before this process and busy bossing the lower scale girls - the water in the bucket was warm. Washing them to make sure I could get to the area properly to dust off them and get as many insects off them as possible but mainly for the poo.
The mites in my grass are minute little light brown crawly things and have a lovely bite, very itchy, they are that small you can hardly see them. Will see what organic compound I can find at my local garden centre but this drizzle isn't helping. I am also going to get some hemp bedding to see if that can help the girls. They are due their next bedding change on Sunday anyway as every 7 days for bedding change and dusting again for 3 weeks but the grass is now my main focus.
I have made up some food for the chicken which is boiled egg yolk, natural greek yogurt, grated apple, and electrolytes. This she is eating but only in small amounts but offering every hour. Is there anything else that I can do?

Ive raised hundreds of chickens and never once washed one nor seen anyone wash one on my grandparents chicken ranch. For a show? Yes, I can see how someone would do that for a professional showing makes sense but for other things not really. I have placed the end of a chicken under running water to get off manure blocking the opening yes. Other than that its not necessary. Chicken manure dries quickly and falls off. Eventually turning to powder.

 

[Lma11]

Ive raised hundreds of chickens and never once washed one nor seen anyone wash one on my grandparents chicken ranch. For a show? Yes, I can see how someone would do that for a professional showing makes sense but for other things not really. I have placed the end of a chicken under running water to get off manure blocking the opening yes. Other than that its not necessary. Chicken manure dries quickly and falls off. Eventually turning to powder.

That's great thanks for the info I guess I thought I was being kind and that's the difference between farms and backyards

 

[Davethebirdman]

That's great thanks for the info I guess I thought I was being kind and that's the difference between farms and backyards

Yep. It’s hard to imagine that only a couple generations ago, almost everyone lived on a farm. Farm animals were just second nature.