Chicken Keeping Basics - How To Bathe a Chicken

Most backyard chickens never need a bath, but once in awhile, you'll want to clean a bird up. This video shows you how. People who take their poultry to shows have many tricks to make their birds gleam - this video isn't for those primped and pampered birds. This is for the person whose hen has manure dried on it's butt, or the ex-batt hen that needs a good cleaning before joining the flock. Bathing a hen is easy, and, surprisingly, the chicken doesn't mind. They even like to be blow-dried. Take a look!