Post by Shirls on Feb 4, 2016 10:06:37 GMT
Got a little problem with Lola not laying eggs. She isn't egg bound or prolapsed. So one of the solutions to try is to bathe her in a tub of warm water to relax things. So...... being as the three buffs have slightly 'pooey' butts, I ran a bath with nice warm (pet shampoo) bubbly water and proceeded to catch the relevant chooks.
Got Tuppence first, then through the back door, changed my muddy boots, walked through to the bathroom and plonked her in the bath. Told her to stay there while I went and got Lola. Can't carry two chooks at the same time, what with opening and closing doors and changing said boots! On with muddy boots, chased Lola round the garden before catching, then back in doors, changed out of muddy boots and proceeded into bathroom where Tuppence was patiently waiting in the bath.
Plonked Lola in the bath.
Bear in mind that I put a large brown towel in the bottom of the bath, had very large blue towel ready for after and a hair dryer plugged in point in kitchen, (and placed outside bathroom door).
Gave them really nice warm bum washes, takes a while to get all the poo off and there was of course some residue from the mite eggs from previous weeks, which were stuck to feather shafts. Dead eggs, but still a job to get off.
Lifted chooks onto towel and got as much water off as possible, then they both had a lovely warm blow dry. Hair dryer doesn't reach far into the bathroom so I had to drag the choooks on the towel over near to the door so that the dryer reached them. Pics to follow:
One clean fluffy bum being blown dry:
Got Tuppence first, then through the back door, changed my muddy boots, walked through to the bathroom and plonked her in the bath. Told her to stay there while I went and got Lola. Can't carry two chooks at the same time, what with opening and closing doors and changing said boots! On with muddy boots, chased Lola round the garden before catching, then back in doors, changed out of muddy boots and proceeded into bathroom where Tuppence was patiently waiting in the bath.
Plonked Lola in the bath. Bear in mind that I put a large brown towel in the bottom of the bath, had very large blue towel ready for after and a hair dryer plugged in point in kitchen, (and placed outside bathroom door).
Gave them really nice warm bum washes, takes a while to get all the poo off and there was of course some residue from the mite eggs from previous weeks, which were stuck to feather shafts. Dead eggs, but still a job to get off.
Lifted chooks onto towel and got as much water off as possible, then they both had a lovely warm blow dry. Hair dryer doesn't reach far into the bathroom so I had to drag the choooks on the towel over near to the door so that the dryer reached them. Pics to follow:
One clean fluffy bum being blown dry:
Anyway, all was well until I noticed that Lola was there with a dirty, and very dry bum! 
or a dirty bum!!
