Tuesday, March 15, 2011

March 15, 2011 Blu-Kote, Blu-Kote, Blu-Kote....arrgghhh! and Mealworm Frenzy!!!

Note to self:  Blu-Kote stains....it stains everything it comes into contact with, especially your skin!  :-)

  I went out today to give Chanel another treatment with the Blu-Kote in hopes of eliminating the others from picking her neck feathers.  All went well with catching her and getting her up onto the perch, then I went to spray her and at that very instant, she decided to move.  The end result?  The entire palm of my right hand was sprayed with Blu-Kote, a brilliant, indigo blue was now staining my hand.  What is life if one cannot laugh at one's self????  I instantly thought, "Oh no, I have a career fair to go to tomorrow.  How can I shake people's hands when mine is dyed brilliant blue????!!!!"  I had to laugh....the adventures of chicken keeping are never ending. 
I am now happy to share the REMEDY for a Blu-Kote stained hand.....a toothbrush and copious amounts of baking soda mixed with hydrogen peroxide. 

Note to self:  Hydrogen Peroxide stains....or rather bleaches everything white.  A white hand is better than I blue hand I suppose. ...    :-)


Oh, in case I didn't write it before.....chickens love (LOVE!) Mealworm Frenzy by Happy Hen Treats....  I could have done an advertisement for them today and taken a picture; my bantams fly up to my hand and stick their entire bodies into the bag of freeze-dried mealworms and gorge themselves before I can even get my hand in there to throw some to the standard hens. 

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