To bathe a quail

[Susan Skylark]

No, not a dust bath, a real soap and water bath. Peaches took it like a champ! He’s going to the fair next weekend and was a little dirty, or so we thought, but actually he just has some grayish feathers coming in on his head. He will also be my son’s showmanship bird, he was a complete spaz as a chick but he’s now pretty chill (thanks to some extra handling), he wasn’t quite sure what was going on but strangely didn’t panic. Never thought I’d bathe a quail!

 

[thecatumbrella]

Good job, Peaches! My chickens had their first leg soak this weekend (mites), and they also did surprisingly well!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Good job Peaches! Do you have a pic of him? He sounds so adorable!

 

[Esc_Quaily]

I bathed all my quail in a tiny amount of water to clean their legs, feet and claws. I was amazed at how tolerant they were. Some seemed to really enjoy being in the water. We towel dried them before they went back to the coop. Everyone was very peaceful during and after their little bath.