Yucky strange things we do for our flock

[snow5164]

I was cleaning out my waterer this morning , you know with my fingers going round and round trying to catch the poop .... and I thought who would have thought I’d end up here?

What have you done as you tended to your flock that’s yucky or strange to others?

Here’s another one ;

While gathering eggs you see a big poop in the sand ... do you
A-pick it up with your hand?
B-go get the scoop ?

I used my hand ... I have water and antibacterial soup in my coop


Tell me your fast and efficient ways to tend to your hens health and well being .... then go wash your hands

 

[HuskerHens18]

I never walk away from chicken chores without poop smeared somewhere on my body. I use my fingers to help pick poo off feathers, or to pull it off during a bath. It's simply easier with bare hands, and faster. Today my Cochins crushed an egg, and then flung the yolk on my foot. Then everyone attacked my tasty egg covered foot lol

 

[mixedbreeds]

I have 3 gallon waterers that the chickens get gross even though they are filled every day even more when it’s hot but they still get gross, I have learned the hard way to keep my mouth closed when hosing them off. Chicken poop on me somewhere every day.

 

[Killer Tomato]

My Barred Rocks get the poopiest butts!!! Ugg, I've given them bootie baths and gently worked out the poop clumps with my bare hands. None of my other breeds get the "Dread Lock Butts" like the BR's do.

This is not chicken related, but with my little geriatric Dutch rabbit, I would regularly have to bathe his butt too, and the easiest way was to climb in the bathtub with him (I was fully clothed).

I would sit him, between my legs, with a little water in the tub, and clean his nether regions. He was very old,(10) and only daily medications, so needless to say, he wasn't very tidy. I was literally loosening the water softened poops from around his genitalia. He never bit me, or panicked, or struggled. I managed to bond him with a sweet, young thing (he was neutered), and between the both of us, he stayed a bit cleaner, and lived another happy year.

I can't believe I confessed this.

 

[mixedbreeds]

My Barred Rocks get the poopiest butts!!! Ugg, I've given them bootie baths and gently worked out the poop clumps with my bare hands. None of my other breeds get the "Dread Lock Butts" like the BR's do.

This is not chicken related, but with my little geriatric Dutch rabbit, I would regularly have to bathe his butt too, and the easiest way was to climb in the bathtub with him (I was fully clothed).

I would sit him, between my legs, with a little water in the tub, and clean his nether regions. He was very old,(10) and only daily medications, so needless to say, he wasn't very tidy. I was literally loosening the water softened poops from around his genitalia. He never bit me, or panicked, or struggled. I managed to bond him with a sweet, young thing (he was neutered), and between the both of us, he stayed a bit cleaner, and lived another happy year.

I can't believe I confessed this.

That made an interesting visual thanks for sharing.

 

[Pugsabi]

I'm not quite there yet! But I have a water hose in their area so I've caught some of the back spray, luckily with my mouth closed!

 

[MROO]

Swiping the shavings out of the bottom of the chick waterer with my fingers, then turning it upside down to "gently" shake some clean water from the reservoir into it for a quick rinse before dumping ... and ending up with grungy water all over my clothes... usually when I'm already late!

 

[MROO]

Swiping the shavings out of the bottom of the chick waterer with my fingers, then turning it upside down to "gently" shake some clean water from the reservoir into it for a quick rinse before dumping ... and ending up with grungy water all over my clothes... usually when I'm already late!

Oh - and sneaking out in my PJs to let the roos out in the morning, knowing there won't be anyone else out there at that hour ... and sheepishly waving at a neighbor enjoying a cup of coffee. I SWEAR they must plan it!

 

[oregonkat]

Yup, had all of the experiences of the blasting hose all over the face, huge wet poop stuck to the bottom of my sandal that then oozes up and gets on my feet, picking poop off my chicks butts, bathing my hens and washing their butts and then having them flap wildly and cover me ALL over with the dirty water..... I could go on and on. Love them all anyway Oh, and I do chew up nuts for my baby chicks and feed that to them....

 

[RodNTN]

I have done some pretty crazy things with my chickens, and it's not that I would never touch poop... but as far as I know I have never cleaned poop out of/off of something with my fingers I just can't