Randomguy Posted August 23, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 23, 2020 Why Bathe A Chicken? The most common predicament requiring a bath involves poop. Either a bird poops on another bird from a higher roost or a bird’s vent feathers become caked with droppings due to diarrhea. Less common reasons for bathing a chicken include: injury: in order to assess a bird’s condition and clean its wounds skunked: being sprayed by a skunk, which requires special de-skunking solutions sickness: to help an ill bird maintain its own hygiene, which it may not be able to do via ordinary dust bathing When I give my dog a bath, she gets the head-to-toe treatment, but chickens can be spot-bathed more often than not. For example, if the vent feathers are filthy, I only wash that area. Chickens spend a great deal of time arranging and conditioning their feathers with oil from their uropygial gland, aka preen gland or oil gland. Feathers are better left unstripped of these natural oils if possible. However, in some cases, a summer bath is a necessity. Supplies You’ll Need Before you get started, you’ll need the following supplies. several towels rubber shelf liner gloves apron baby shampoo large cup a nail brush (if feet are implicated) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 23, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 23, 2020 I plan to use water to scare them not bathE them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 23, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 23, 2020 https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/Show-Prep.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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