How to clean my chickens?

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Pucca
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How to clean my chickens?

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hi
I have 1 cockeral and 5 hens, and they are begining to look very dirty, how am i supposed 2 wash them?
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Post by manda »

I have never washed my girls...they might get a shower if it rains. Do they have somewhere they can have a dustbath?
Are you showing them? If not you don't really need to wash them they will see to themselves.
If you really do want to give them a bath I found this...
http://www.wikihow.com/Wash-a-Chicken
Hope that helps:)
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Post by Pucca »

thank you :D
well they do dust themselves, its just that they have become very dirty with all the bad weather, well i'll give it a go and let you know how ii got on
thnk you
x
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Post by wendy »

I am afraid them getting dirty can't be helped in this awful weather.
But you don't need to wash them. Once they are dried out, they will preen a lot of the dirt out and dust bathing, as said, will also help.
I haven't bathed mine. The only time I have put one in water was when she had such an upset tummy and her knickers were awful.
But then she was dried with a hairdryer. As you don't want them catching a cold.
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If you can't be a good example........
you will just have to be a horrible warning
what does that mean??
)ot: confused> confused> confused> confused> confused> :!: :!: :!: :!:
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Well I would like to be an example to the World with my beauty and goodliness.
But doubt I will.
So people will just have to look at me a realise if you do what I do you will end up like me.... that is the horrible warning. is that OK
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Post by Pucca »

ohhhh
sorry
i was feeling a bit dim today
after all the revision i have been doing
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i dont think my brain can take in any more info or function proply and i keep telling my mother that as well
x
Luv ya
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Don't worry
I am dim most of the time and no excuses.
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Post by Pucca »

awww im sure thats not true wendy
you seem great
it has been nice chatting to you
x
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