NEED ADVICE: (how) do i clean poop stains off mail ordered pullet?

[peggythechicken]

I cant get a pic of this until tomorrow because they are roosting in a hard to get to spot but i got three 15 week old pullets in the mail today. one of them (whitings true blue) must have flapped around quite a bit in her box because she has some poop stains on the back of her neck and top of her tail feathers. can she preen herself clean or will she need help? its cold where i am bouncing a bit above and a bit below freezing. should i do nothing? something? advice please

 

[CoopBoots]

In my experience they can clean themselves well enough if you are patient. It might not be pretty until then but shouldn't cause any harm!

 

[peggythechicken]

In my experience they can clean themselves well enough if you are patient. It might not be pretty until then but shouldn't cause any harm!

Thank you for the help!

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

If it's just on the feathers, I imagine her daily dust bath and preening would sort that out eventually?

 

[AntiqueB]

I would leave her to clean herself off eventually. My experience with shipped pullets is that they are stressed and terrified enough from shipping (with other pullets they don't even know).

 

[peggythechicken]

If it's just on the feathers, I imagine her daily dust bath and preening would sort that out eventually?

Thank you

 

[peggythechicken]

I would leave her to clean herself off eventually. My experience with shipped pullets is that they are stressed and terrified enough from shipping (with other pullets they don't even know).

thank you! good point!

 

[peggythechicken]

Ok so i did wash this big chunk out. i didnt notice it yesterday because i was trying to give them space. she was thoroughly dried with towel and snuggles in my snow suit which she really seemed to like. I actually has trouble convicing her to go into the run once she was dry! she actually came all the way out and then ran back in which was so indearing but eventually got her with her new sisters

thank you @AntiqueB @Not-so Slick Chicken @CoopBoots for the tips! i hope i ended up doing the right thing since it was so much more of a clump than i origionallh thought

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

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Ok so i did wash this big chunk out. i didnt notice it yesterday because i was trying to give them space. she was thoroughly dried with towel and snuggles in my snow suit which she really seemed to like. I actually has trouble convicing her to go into the run once she was dry! she actually came all the way out and then ran back in which was so indearing but eventually got her with her new sistersView attachment 4264683View attachment 4264684
thank you @AntiqueB @Not-so Slick Chicken @CoopBoots for the tips! i hope i ended up doing the right thing since it was so much more of a clump than i origionallh thought

As long as she wasn't cut, she should be fine?
I agree that that clump was a little too much and too close to her skin (and vent)
I imagine leaving it might have allowed more waste to pile on