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| Vanilla Cupcake is the very youngest. Photo by Helen IV |
Vanilla Cupcake's skin is the colour of vanilla cupcakes... He's got 'fair skin'. And he is now six months old.
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| Chocolate Sauce is second youngest. Photo by Helen IV |
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Introducing Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Cupcake
My two youngest brothers are Chocolate Sauce and Vanilla Cupcake.....
Vanilla Cupcake's skin is the colour of vanilla cupcakes... He's got 'fair skin'. And he is now six months old.
Chocolate Sauce has dark skin. The colour of chocolate sauce (almost!). He is two years old.
Vanilla Cupcake's skin is the colour of vanilla cupcakes... He's got 'fair skin'. And he is now six months old.
Friday, 20 November 2015
Bathing My Chickens
Baths, for my chickens, takes place once a month... Last week was time for November Baths, and this time I remembered to take pictures.
To bath my three hens, I fill two large, deep buckets with lukewarm water, and a tablespoon of baking soda, and a large pinch of salt... One bucket for rinsing, one bucket for washing. In the washing water I add grated soap. I then select the hen I want to wash first, and hold her firmly with both hands. I lower her into the washing water and let a soak up some water. Then I lift her out of the water and set her down on the ground, then I rub her gently with some soap (careful not to rub hard, in case I pull out feathers) and lower her back into the washing water to rinse off most of the soap. Then I rinse her in the clean rinsing water. I do the same with my other two hens.
Now I have to dry them. If I had a hair-dryer it would be simple. I usually get water in my chickens' ears (by accident!), so they can't balance until their ears get dry. Then, I sit with them on my lap, wrapped in towels. My brothers are always eager to help, so I can usually find three laps for my three chickens to rest on.
I always end up with Rowena on my lap, 'cos she's a very wild hen. The other two (Protea and Strelitzia) are quite tame. L holding Strelitzia.
After awhile, the chickens start to nod off in our arms (as you can see with Rowena, the red hen), and are rather calm. We only hold them for 10-15 mins and then their ears (and most of their feathers) should be dry.
Thanks, R for all the nicely taken pictures! I really enjoy bathing my chickens. They, on the other hand, hate bathing.
Next bath-time for the chickens will be Christmas Bath-time! Yay!!!
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| Rowena hates bathing. Photo by Helen IV |
To bath my three hens, I fill two large, deep buckets with lukewarm water, and a tablespoon of baking soda, and a large pinch of salt... One bucket for rinsing, one bucket for washing. In the washing water I add grated soap. I then select the hen I want to wash first, and hold her firmly with both hands. I lower her into the washing water and let a soak up some water. Then I lift her out of the water and set her down on the ground, then I rub her gently with some soap (careful not to rub hard, in case I pull out feathers) and lower her back into the washing water to rinse off most of the soap. Then I rinse her in the clean rinsing water. I do the same with my other two hens.
Now I have to dry them. If I had a hair-dryer it would be simple. I usually get water in my chickens' ears (by accident!), so they can't balance until their ears get dry. Then, I sit with them on my lap, wrapped in towels. My brothers are always eager to help, so I can usually find three laps for my three chickens to rest on.
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| My little brother L with one of my hens. Photo by R |
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| C with my prettiest hen, Protea. Photo by R |
After awhile, the chickens start to nod off in our arms (as you can see with Rowena, the red hen), and are rather calm. We only hold them for 10-15 mins and then their ears (and most of their feathers) should be dry.
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| Me with my wildest hen, Rowena Photo by R |
Next bath-time for the chickens will be Christmas Bath-time! Yay!!!
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