It was miserably hot today, and the kids wanted to go outside. We went outside, briefly. Just long enough to think to myself, "hell no. Too hot." Then we went to collect eggs from the chicken coops, and I got a good look at how dirty my little Silkie ladies had become. I have not shown in awhile, so they have just been busy being chickens, and getting dirty. So I was alternating between not wanting to stay out because of the heat, and fussing about my dirty dirty chickens. Then it hit me- bath day!
We filled up a clean wheelbarrow full of soapy water, and I sent Sierra to go capture our first customer.
Then Jaymes decided he wanted to join in...
We had to let the white hens marinate in soapy water awhile, they were all icky and yellow tinted...
Then we got fancy, and did two at a time!
My Splash hen's head dried quickly, and exploded into a huge fluffy 'fro...
Gene Simmons, my free range Polish roo, came to investigate the pathetic wet Silkies... But they were so bedraggled, he could not tell they were hens, and wandered off.
All in all, a fun way to stay cool during a miserable summer day! Of course, within five minutes of finishing up, the sky opened up with a horrendous thunder storm. Good timing! This is the first time Jaymes has shown much interest in the chickens, so I was really excited to see him enjoying himself.
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