Poopy butt on laying hen

[ellenf]

So giving a chicken a bath will rank right up there in my stories to tell the grandkids I think. ha ha. She was NOT overly fond of the idea, nor did she get used to it, but I did get a bunch of gunk off. She looked terrible right after but much better today. Still sitting in the nesting box nearly all day though, until I open the run door and let them forage in the fenced side yard at about 5pm. She didn't want to come out last night or tonight but I opened the larger door into the coop so the sun shone right into the nesting box. Then she got up and happily ate bugs and grass and such, as well as the usual feed. But she was the first one back into the coop.

She seems fine otherwise, just wanting to sit in the nesting box a lot.

Thanks everyone.