Grammie Has Chickens
Songster
Good Morning! I'm not sure if this is the appropriate forum, so correct me if I am wrong! I'm terrible using the search here, and, although I had found a post on removing poop smell from clothing, I can't locate it again.
So, the story goes ... I was visiting my daughter and went into her fairly large coop early in the morning, and most of the chickens were still roosting in the rafters. Thankfully, I had the forethought to put the hood up on my winter coat. Well, I apparently was in the coop too long and got doused twice with the smelliest liquidy chicken poo I've ever come across. OMGOSH it was awful! I wiped it off as best I could with paper towel, sprayed the spots with some liquid cleaner (Lysol?) that my daughter had under the sink, wiped it off again and then my coat hung for several hours before I got home and put it into the washer. It was washed on a normal setting in the washer and dried in the dryer and came out LOOKING clean, but the shoulder seam that got the worst hit still smells!! I have a very sensitive nose and I'm not sure I could wear it as it is. I wouldn't want to offend others, either!
I think the post I saw recommended vinegar and baking soda? Do I use these together? Do I rub it into the smelly areas or put it in the washer? I know mixed they do a bubbly thing for cleaning drains.
Any and all suggestions appreciated! I should have worn my own chicken coop jacket, not my 'regular' winter coat, but I try not to wear the same clothes when I visit my daughter as I do in my own coop (biosecurity)!
So, the story goes ... I was visiting my daughter and went into her fairly large coop early in the morning, and most of the chickens were still roosting in the rafters. Thankfully, I had the forethought to put the hood up on my winter coat. Well, I apparently was in the coop too long and got doused twice with the smelliest liquidy chicken poo I've ever come across. OMGOSH it was awful! I wiped it off as best I could with paper towel, sprayed the spots with some liquid cleaner (Lysol?) that my daughter had under the sink, wiped it off again and then my coat hung for several hours before I got home and put it into the washer. It was washed on a normal setting in the washer and dried in the dryer and came out LOOKING clean, but the shoulder seam that got the worst hit still smells!! I have a very sensitive nose and I'm not sure I could wear it as it is. I wouldn't want to offend others, either!
I think the post I saw recommended vinegar and baking soda? Do I use these together? Do I rub it into the smelly areas or put it in the washer? I know mixed they do a bubbly thing for cleaning drains.
Any and all suggestions appreciated! I should have worn my own chicken coop jacket, not my 'regular' winter coat, but I try not to wear the same clothes when I visit my daughter as I do in my own coop (biosecurity)!
