LemmyShemmy@aussie.zone to Backyard Chickens (and Other Birds)@lemmy.ca · 3 days agoMy leghorns dust bath all the time and now their white feathers arent white. Is it okay to give them a bath with shampoo and conditioner?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down13
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareMy leghorns dust bath all the time and now their white feathers arent white. Is it okay to give them a bath with shampoo and conditioner?LemmyShemmy@aussie.zone to Backyard Chickens (and Other Birds)@lemmy.ca · 3 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squarelath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·3 days agoYou ought to find out what’s causing them to do that, if it’s normal for them or something threatening them. Fixing the symptom won’t cure the disease.
minus-squareLyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoAnyone who dictates the lives of the animals they care for based on aesthetic opinion alone should have their license revoked imo
minus-squareLemmyShemmy@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·3 days agoDust bathing is normal for chicken. Its just that I dont like to see my chickens dirty lol
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoThis is a really bad attitude. Chickens are animals. Animals are dirty. Washing animals can be harmful to their skin and cause issues. Don’t have chickens if this is your attitude. Consult with your vet
minus-squareLemmyShemmy@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 days agoLol bro we eat chicken all the time. Have your ever been to a meat processing plant or seen those videos how animals are raised in a farm
minus-squarelath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoFind cleaner dust then. You won’t be able to stop their instincts.
minus-squareLemmyShemmy@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 days agoI can. If they wont change, they might end up on my dinner plate.
You ought to find out what’s causing them to do that, if it’s normal for them or something threatening them. Fixing the symptom won’t cure the disease.
Anyone who dictates the lives of the animals they care for based on aesthetic opinion alone should have their license revoked imo
Dust bathing is normal for chicken. Its just that I dont like to see my chickens dirty lol
This is a really bad attitude. Chickens are animals. Animals are dirty. Washing animals can be harmful to their skin and cause issues.
Don’t have chickens if this is your attitude.
Consult with your vet
Lol bro we eat chicken all the time. Have your ever been to a meat processing plant or seen those videos how animals are raised in a farm
Find cleaner dust then. You won’t be able to stop their instincts.
I can. If they wont change, they might end up on my dinner plate.
They’ll end up there anyway.