Silkie thread!

[chickendales]

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He looks very sweet, but he may not be show quality. Are his earlobes white? They should be blue. His crest also looks rather sparse. Sorry.

she from Australia
where the dont have a lot of beared so this bird would be bq there

 

[TownhouseSeramas]

I have a question, how does one wash a silkie? I've heard people say they washed them, but what do you use, and how do you wash them?

 

[dwegg]

yes good question...and how do you dry them?

 

[chickendales]

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hair dryer and heat lambs

 

[chickendales]

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dog shampoo or human shampoo whiteing shapoo for white birds

 

[kfchickenlady]

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I use flea and tick shampoo, might as well get the bugs off if any while Im at it...I wash mine in a tub of warm water, then use a sprayer to rinse. I tip their heads up to get at the crests without getting soap and water in their eyes and nostrils.
I have a tub lined with old towels waiting, and as I finish washing one, it goes into this tub to drip. Once they are all washed ( I rarely do more than 4 or 5 at a time) I start with the first one and try and get most of the water off with another old towel, then they get put on an old towel on the floor for blow drying. They look great with this method of drying, but its really time consuming IMO. Ive been told to use heat lamps, and I will try this next time. If its a hot day, the easiest is to put them outside on the lawn in a portable dog pen and let them dry by themselves. Its also a good time to trim the nails, since they are a little softer.
The best is having clean fluffy beautiful silkies, be sure to take good pics!

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

This thread should help

https://www.backyardchickens.com/form/viewtopic.php?id/=99105

Happy-Hens

 

[robin416]

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He looks very sweet, but he may not be show quality. Are his earlobes white? They should be blue. His crest also looks rather sparse. Sorry.

she from Australia
where the dont have a lot of beared so this bird would be bq there

If you're referring to ChobeeChickenMommy, she's in FL. Not Australia.

I have to agree with the other OP, not show quality and I saw the same thing with the earlobes. Silkies should have blue earlobes.

 

[peepblessed]

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What a gorgeous color! Is she porcelin?

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I use flea and tick shampoo, might as well get the bugs off if any while Im at it...I wash mine in a tub of warm water, then use a sprayer to rinse. I tip their heads up to get at the crests without getting soap and water in their eyes and nostrils.
I have a tub lined with old towels waiting, and as I finish washing one, it goes into this tub to drip. Once they are all washed ( I rarely do more than 4 or 5 at a time) I start with the first one and try and get most of the water off with another old towel, then they get put on an old towel on the floor for blow drying. They look great with this method of drying, but its really time consuming IMO. Ive been told to use heat lamps, and I will try this next time. If its a hot day, the easiest is to put them outside on the lawn in a portable dog pen and let them dry by themselves. Its also a good time to trim the nails, since they are a little softer.
The best is having clean fluffy beautiful silkies, be sure to take good pics!

Trim nails before you bathe. Incase they bleed. For some reason I always seem to nip the quick.