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HBruemmer said:
So here is a funny story about a purple chicken...
I have given my daughter too much free reign with our chickens. She enjoys them so much, whenever I can't find her I look in the coop. Last night she comes in, all upset - "Quick, where's the blue spray?" I had explained to her about using blu-kote on injuries so the other chickens wouldn't pick at a red wound. I pointed to the shelf where it was kept and asked her what she needed it for. "Buzz! Someone's pecked him, his neck has dried blood on it! I don't want him to get hurt any more!" She grabbed the spray and ran out while I hunted for some shoes. Buzz is a splash LF Cochin cockerel. We got him for free when we visited a petting zoo. They had a splash roo with copper on his head and neck who was a gorgeous and gentle giant, easily 13 lbs. who would eat out of your hand and when they offered Sophie a free choice of the cockerels, I let her bring one home, figuring we could hatch him some girlfriends. She picked the one that looked most like the dad, named him Buzz, and he is now her favorite. By the time I made it out the door, she had sprayed him already. I got a hold of him to look closer at his "wound" and there wasn't one! He's growing copper colored feathers on his neck that she mistook for dried blood. So, I think he would have looked very handsome in a few weeks, if all the spay Sophie put on him hadn't turned him purple! Anyone have a trick for getting the stuff off? It is now safely out of reach!
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Bummer, make sure Sophie does not get blu-kote in the chickens eyes and I do not think there is a way to get the purple out of the chicken(or off the chicken)--at least not a safe way. If I get it on me it has to wear off.
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RedBugPoultry said:
Bummer, make sure Sophie does not get blu-kote in the chickens eyes and I do not think there is a way to get the purple out of the chicken(or off the chicken)--at least not a safe way. If I get it on me it has to wear off.
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It's only on his back/neck. My fingers are still a little tinted where I was holding him. On all those white feathers it looks like we dyed him for Easter!
 
HBruemmer said:
So here is a funny story about a purple chicken...
I have given my daughter too much free reign with our chickens. She enjoys them so much, whenever I can't find her I look in the coop. Last night she comes in, all upset - "Quick, where's the blue spray?" I had explained to her about using blu-kote on injuries so the other chickens wouldn't pick at a red wound. I pointed to the shelf where it was kept and asked her what she needed it for. "Buzz! Someone's pecked him, his neck has dried blood on it! I don't want him to get hurt any more!" She grabbed the spray and ran out while I hunted for some shoes. Buzz is a splash LF Cochin cockerel. We got him for free when we visited a petting zoo. They had a splash roo with copper on his head and neck who was a gorgeous and gentle giant, easily 13 lbs. who would eat out of your hand and when they offered Sophie a free choice of the cockerels, I let her bring one home, figuring we could hatch him some girlfriends. She picked the one that looked most like the dad, named him Buzz, and he is now her favorite. By the time I made it out the door, she had sprayed him already. I got a hold of him to look closer at his "wound" and there wasn't one! He's growing copper colored feathers on his neck that she mistook for dried blood. So, I think he would have looked very handsome in a few weeks, if all the spay Sophie put on him hadn't turned him purple! Anyone have a trick for getting the stuff off? It is now safely out of reach!
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I had a hen pecked by others badly...5 months ago...I still find feathers in the coop with blu kote on them =) even after a heavy molt...good luck!
 
I can't wait to see the purple chicken! I have to ask...is Sophie purple too?

My new CLB cockeral watching over his new flock. Graphite (3 weeks) is three times the size of the Silkies (1 week, 2 days). The girls are closer in age and size so they're not as intimidating. I wish I could have taken a pic last night. Graphite was in the middle with all the silkies and CLB girls cuddled up to him under the ecoglow
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The silkies are following him around today, and even trying to sit under him like chicks under a hen lol, but yesterday they were like, "You are BIG dude."
 
HBruemmer said:
It's only on his back/neck. My fingers are still a little tinted where I was holding him. On all those white feathers it looks like we dyed him for Easter!
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Maybe it will wear off over time? and Molt will help some too!!! LOL I just experienced spraying a couple that I got that had been previously pecked and inadvertently sprayed my fingers trying to spray them...OMG... alcohol even didn't get it all off me! BUT they don't peck each other now...LOL
 
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