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Re: Spa day

Post by kenya » Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:58 am

Kbr42 wrote:
Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:25 am
So, that's what white silkies look like😊
Ha! Ha! Yes I love the whites when they are nice and clean and fluffy but some are pigs and get themselves dirty in no time. So bath time it is, but others need baths as well so I'll have to see whos next. Its a great chance to check them over closely to trim nails and beaks and make sure no parasites. This time of year is best for me as its not nice outside so I have the time, just make sure they are totally dry. My older birds I will leave inside overnight to ensure acclimatized back to cooler conditions, my house is cold at night.
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Re: Spa day

Post by kenya » Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:39 am

Heres my next one an older cockeral that gets more golden in colour as he ages, he was orginally more paint in colour, a problem in some paint lines. Just a pet now. He's got major pin feathers so I might have to keep him in the house for a few days.
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Here he is in the sink, no I don't use sunlight I use no more tears baby shampoo.
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Hes like this all over.
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Re: Spa day

Post by labradors » Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:44 am

kenya wrote:
Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:43 am
I bathed them , blowed them dry, put them in front of the heater the rest of the day then out to their pen with a heat lamp. They'll be fine. If it was my older birds I'd leave them inside overnight to ensure totally dry.
Yes I find my silkies are a little more fragile then my other breeds in some ways, they can stand very cold weather but not cold and wet. I almost always have a heat lamp going in winter with the younger ones.
Thanks very much for explaining how to do it. I really do appreciate it.

Linda
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Re: Spa day

Post by Ontario Chick » Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:17 pm

Sure looks like the effort pays off handsomely , he looks quite spectacular.
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Re: Spa day

Post by Kbr42 » Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:21 pm

kenya wrote:
Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:39 am
Heres my next one an older cockeral that gets more golden in colour as he ages, he was orginally more paint in colour, a problem in some paint lines. Just a pet now. .....
He's lovely! Just a pet...aren't they all.
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Re: Spa day

Post by kenya » Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:26 pm

Yes hes very handsome even though his colours all wrong, and so true they are all pets at least to me.
I have to do up his poof so he can see yet, sometimes I trim it as well.
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Re: Spa day

Post by Killerbunny » Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:19 pm

He's very handsome!
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Re: Spa day

Post by Happy » Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:26 am

Oh they are sooo cute Kenya! That face just melts my heart.
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Re: Spa day

Post by kenya » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:34 pm

Ok so here he is with a trim so he can see, I was going to do an updo but then realized I'm not showing him so this will be best for him. I moved him back out with his girls today.
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This is before, you can see looks great but he can't see.
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Feathers were plucked just below his eyes.
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Silkies can and do die just because they can't see to find food and drink.
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Re: Spa day

Post by Ontario Chick » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:57 pm

Did the girls recognize him, or did they think he is a new guy ? ;)
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