My MilleFluer d'Uccle Fell in the waterer

[christy7981]

Shes dry but sticky. How do I get her unsticky? Thank you.

 

[ChickNanny13]

What kind of waterer are you using? Don't understand why it would be 'sticky'.

 

[christy7981]

What kind of waterer are you using? Don't understand why it would be 'sticky'.

It has electrolytes in it.
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[ChickNanny13]

Oh....You may want to wipe it down with warm water on a towel, removing as much of the sticky you can or give it a fast warm bath, dry it with a blow dryer & keep it warm? No idea but hopefully someone has a better idea?

I don't use electrolytes in my water but do add ACV to the water for all my new chicks/chickens. ACV with the mother (Bragg) 1T to 1 gal of water, changing out daily. If you don't need that much water, just split in half. That's just me...

Hope someone can help ...

 

[fayoumisfeathers]

I agree with ChickNanny13 about the bath. I'd just make sure to prevent this from happening again, to put marbles or the little glass vase rock thingies inside the waterer, and to avoid using chemicals to wash/rinse/clean the chick.

 

[fayoumisfeathers]

I'm no expert, but i've seen many commercials showing dawn dish soap doing wonders for ducklings that were damaged by oil spills, so maybe a safe dish soap could help remove the stickiness.

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x fayoumisfeathers....Thought about Dawn but thinking maybe too "strong"? Which ever dish soap you use do not use too much or it will take forever to rinse out.

 

[fayoumisfeathers]

I agree @ChickNanny13 I'd probably heavily dilute it in water and add more if necessary. less is more in this situation.