Expired blu-kote.

[quail 247]

My neighbor had a raccoon scalp one of his chickens last night, it's just an open, bloody wound, I have blue-kote that i was going to give him so he can apply it to help stop infection, but it expired in feb. 2012, is it still okay to use?

 

[Hennyhandler]

I don't really know the answer to your question but I though I would say that I had some for awhile and I needed to use it and when I put it on the chicken it came about brown colored. I was thinking that it was too old and that's why it changed colors so I went and bought some more. It did dye the chickens feathers brown and faded to yellow before finally washing out but it never did bother her or cause problems. I don't think it was as affective in keeping the other chickens from noticing it as the blue color would but as you aren't having that problem it doesn't matter.

 

[galanie]

I've heard some pharmacy people say that many medicines don't really have and expiration date, they're just forced by the government to put that on all packages. I can't see how it can hurt anything if it's out of date. Try it and see. If it's brown well that wouldn't look good but it might still work.

 

[casportpony]

I would use any expired topical medication as long as it was the right color and had been stored properly.

 

[smochin cochin]

Blue-Kote is fine to use, as you have seen or heard over time it will change color. I use Red-Kote and Blue-Kote together red first then the blue.
Red-Kote keeps scaring in check but make sure you over spray with Blue-Kote or you will have a target on your injured chicken.