I know NOTHING, I mean nothing about taking care of baby chickens.(I gave you a hint about that a few posts back)
Surprised? Nah, I didn't think so
Whew...I feel better.
That being said, I can continue with my next chicken escapade!
So, if you find yourself easily offended, you might want to cover your ears. Well, I mean stop reading.
I am going to talk about POOP.
Isn't that what all new Mom's talk about? Feeding times, nap times, and poop! In no particular order.
Chickens poop ALOT! Even when they are small. You won't believe the amount of poop one small chick can produce. There has to be a multi-billion dollar business somewhere in chicken poop! I am grossed out and impressed all at the same time.
Just a couple of days into baby chick ownership and we have a major poop issue.
Our runt ~ Bette Davis is having a hard time letting poop go! I mean literally! The poop keeps getting stuck to the back of her little chicken butt. Poor thing.
Just horrible!
Embarrassing!
I mean, wouldn't you want someone to tell you if you had poop stuck to your butt? EXACTLY! I had to help Bette out! We couldn't have Bette Davis running around with poop stuck to her. Not cool, man! Not cool.
In my, oh so NOT knowledgeable way, I pick her up and with a paper towel try to remove the yucky from her booty. Mind you the paper towel was a bit damp. I didn't want to rub her skin raw. But the darn poop wouldn't budge. It was stuck and stuck good.
I kept trying to lightly pull on it but nothing...
And of course it didn't feel good...every time I tried to pull on it Bette would chirp in discomfort.
We were not in a good place.
Here is where the story takes a turn for the worse.
Brace yourself......it gets ugly.
I decide one last time to try to remove the offending poop and grabbed the glob and pulled. Yes, I pulled. I feel such remorse....I feel sick.....I pulled the poop off her butt!
I was successful, but in doing so, I also pulled all the cute peachy fuzzy feathers off Bette's butt!!! I left her featherless. Her butt was just skin. Oh my! What the "french toast" did I just do?
I hurt her good. She chirped something fierce and then silence. Hell, I would chirp too if someone just pulled off all my butt feathers. (Please excuse my French, it was an emotional experience)
I was very hesitant to put her back in the brooders box with the other girls. I just made her bald. I was certain the other chicks were going to make fun of her, chase her around the coop, tease her, pick on her. Oh the emotional scarring I was responsible for........I am so horrifically sorry.....
I called up to Tractor Supply and asked for AL. She immediately gave me comfort and said that Bette was not only going to live, but that within a few weeks would have new butt feathers and no one would know the difference. Oh.....how much better I felt hear that. But I still was concerned for poor Bette and asked to bring her up to AL to check out. She of course said YES!
This parenting thing is for the birds.........
So, back into the 6-pack box Miss Bette Davis goes and up to Tractor Supply. I was mortified I did this to a poor baby chick...I was sure they were going to demand them all back. I was just certain. I was not fit to be a Chicken Mama!
AL checked Bette over and pronounced her with a clean bill of health. Not only was she going to be okay, she was looking so healthy and strong!
Wow! I don't lose my chickens today! (Happy Dance)
Back home went Bette Davis.
I kept thinking that I might just be a bit crazy. I have only had the chickens a couple of days and I was pulling feathers off butts, talking to them like they understood everything, and completely and totally head over heals in love...
Baby chicks rock.....
**No pictures are being posted to protect the innocent**
**Future reference: When poop gets stuck on the booty's of baby chicks, pulling off with a damp paper towel is not recommended. Instead, take a cup of warm water and dip the baby chicks butt in the water. Swirl it around to loosen the poop and then dry the butt with a nice soft cotton towel. **
**Baby Chicks love warm butt baths......
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