Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Wool Dryer Ball Giveaway from Bog Berry Dryer Balls
Aquarian Bath is pleased to host a giveaway from one of our favorite handmade shops Bog Berry Dryer Balls. Two winners will receive a set of 6 dryer balls in the color set of their choice. These needle and wet felted dryer balls come packed in a cotton bag. The balls are handmade in Pennsylvania by Brooke who is an herbalist and mom.
I love the soft colors available in her line of dryer balls. She even has undyed dryer balls. We use Bog Berry Dryer Balls here to soften up laundry after it has nearly dried completely on the line. You can add essential oils to the dryer balls to freshen up the laundry, or just use the balls alone. They help reduce static and wrinkles in the laundry and are a great alternative to unhealthy chemically fragrance laden dryer sheets. For more tips on natural laundering please visit our blog post from earlier this year.
You can enter this giveaway sweepstakes below using the Rafflecopter form. If the form is not visible to you right away, try reloading your browser, or try from a different web browser. This giveaway is open to US residents age 18 and over. Winners will be contacted by email and will have 2 weeks to provide their address to claim their prize. You may enter now through 08/23/2013 at 12 a.m.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Soap Giveaway from Aquarian Bath
This week we are starting to think about stocking up on soaps for Holiday gift sets. As we were clearing out room and making more space for holiday soaps, I found a a few nice end bars for giveaway prizes. These are bars that a slightly smaller than our usual bars. We will choose 2 winners to receive 1 Evergreen Woodland Soap and 1 Mint Lavender & Patchouli Hemp oil soap. These soaps are vegan and made with pure essential oils.
US residents 18 and older may enter to win below using the rafflecopter widget. Contest ends 8/10/13 at 12 A.M.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Chicken Head Cold Remedy for Chicken with Croaking Noises
Two days ago our sweet Barred Rock hen May had a bad head cold. Her beak was crusty, and she was making strange croaking noises. I think she picked up a cold from a wild game bird who was carrying something that May hadn't previously been exposed to.
I found this youtube video of a sick croaking chicken. May sounded exactly like this:
She also wasn't eating and just wanted to stand or sit still. She felt very hot and feverish to the touch.
I checked in Juliette de Bairacli Levy's book The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable for a natural remedy for May. This is the second time I have used her book for a chicken health issue.
I used 2 recipes from her book. The first was a beak wash. I used 2 teaspoons of water, 2 drops of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil, and a pinch of fine sea salt. We cleaned her beak outside with q-tips, and then inside with fresh q-tips. (The type of Eucalyptus oil was not specified, so probably other species of Eucalyptus would be just fine also, for example Eucalyptus smithii).
The second recipe was for a garlic vinegar paste. This was made up easily with 2 teaspoons of ground fresh garlic with 1 teaspoon of vinegar. I used Juliette's recommended dosage which was 1/2 teaspoon, 2 times per day. We checked on May the morning after 1 day of this treatment. She was more active, her croaking sounds were not as loud, she still felt warm, but not terribly hot or feverish. We fed her one more dose of garlic and washed the outside of her beak, but she was strong enough that she would not allow us to wash the inside of her beak. So she only received the one dose on the second day. Today is day 3 and we are very happy that she is back to her normal self.
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| Moira with our Barred Rock May with the late Arucana Teri (RIP) |
I found this youtube video of a sick croaking chicken. May sounded exactly like this:
She also wasn't eating and just wanted to stand or sit still. She felt very hot and feverish to the touch.
I checked in Juliette de Bairacli Levy's book The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable for a natural remedy for May. This is the second time I have used her book for a chicken health issue.
I used 2 recipes from her book. The first was a beak wash. I used 2 teaspoons of water, 2 drops of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil, and a pinch of fine sea salt. We cleaned her beak outside with q-tips, and then inside with fresh q-tips. (The type of Eucalyptus oil was not specified, so probably other species of Eucalyptus would be just fine also, for example Eucalyptus smithii).
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| photo by Marja Flick-Buijs |
The second recipe was for a garlic vinegar paste. This was made up easily with 2 teaspoons of ground fresh garlic with 1 teaspoon of vinegar. I used Juliette's recommended dosage which was 1/2 teaspoon, 2 times per day. We checked on May the morning after 1 day of this treatment. She was more active, her croaking sounds were not as loud, she still felt warm, but not terribly hot or feverish. We fed her one more dose of garlic and washed the outside of her beak, but she was strong enough that she would not allow us to wash the inside of her beak. So she only received the one dose on the second day. Today is day 3 and we are very happy that she is back to her normal self.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Win 200 business cards from 24 Hour Print
It's time for another business card giveaway. Thanks so much to 24 Hour print for offering 200 business cards to one winner at our blog. The prize details are as follows:
200 Business Cards for one (1) Winner
2×3.5 Standard Business Card Size
Quantity: 200
Colors: 4/4 Color Both Sides
Paper Options: 14 pt. UV Coating on Front or 14 pt. UV Coating on both sides
Ready To Ship In: 3 Business Days
Free US shipping only
You can enter to win this prize using the rafflecopter widget below. If you have trouble seeing the widget, try reloading your page or viewing the blog post in a different browser. Aquarian Bath will receive a thanks you set of cards also for hosting this giveaway. Thanks again 24 Hour Print!
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