The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  I'm going out now and I may be some time...................          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc Author Message fenwoman Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 933 Location: Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire. Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:36 am    Post subject: I'm going out now and I may be some time................... Got to pop into town to get a couple of carirers then come back and start bathing birds ready for Sunday's show. I am not going to do things the way I was shown with several buckets of water for rinsing and the like. I'm going to stand the birds in the bath and use the hand shower like I would with a dog. Heck I couldn't even fit'Fudge' the cochin cockerel into a flipping bucket! Lucky old me having one of those old fashioned downstairs bathrooms near the back door . You know the ones all those telly programmes tell you are so unpopular. For my lifestyle with bathing animals washing brooders etc etc the bathroom near the back door is ideal. Anyway I'm off, see you later when I've finished. Back to top Heather Moderator Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 3969 Location: West Sussex Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:12 pm    Post subject: We have one of those downstairs bathrooms too, but we don't have a bath so I just bath the chooks in the kitchen sink ( I do disinfect it afterwards ! ) Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1800 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:57 pm    Post subject: H-You could just shower with the chookies Back to top Heather Moderator Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 3969 Location: West Sussex Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:09 pm    Post subject: Hmmm now why didn't I think of that ? It's difficult enough doing that with my godsons chickens would be much harder !! but at least they wouldn't be crying and saying argh soap stings eyes - before you had even looked at the shampoo bottle !!! Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10145 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:23 pm    Post subject: what shampoo does one use for chicken.........wheat and avocado i suppose Back to top Heather Moderator Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 3969 Location: West Sussex Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:59 pm    Post subject: Well I use the Waitrose baby one , it has no SLS or other nasty stuff in it Back to top fenwoman Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 933 Location: Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire. Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:52 pm    Post subject: poultry poofs wrote: H-You could just shower with the chookies Not a chance. I might get me tender little 'bits' pecked. Back to top Heather Moderator Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 3969 Location: West Sussex Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:54 pm    Post subject: fenwoman wrote: poultry poofs wrote: H-You could just shower with the chookies Not a chance. I might get me tender little 'bits' pecked. Good point ! I was just thinking of any mud and pooh rinsing down you (eurgh!) Back to top fenwoman Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 933 Location: Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire. Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:54 pm    Post subject: mojo wrote: what shampoo does one use for chicken.........wheat and avocado i suppose no cos avocado is poisonous for chickens. I use a non sting baby shampoo for mine. Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:28 pm    Post subject: Good luck with the batheing fenwoman and especially for Sunday Back to top fenwoman Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 933 Location: Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire. Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:35 pm    Post subject: It took me a whole hour to do Fudge and my back hurts so I never did any more. I'll have to knuckle down tomorrow and do more. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group