I hope you realize you can’t go outside barefoot or in open-toed shoes around your chickens with bright red polish on your toes.  There is always one curious chicken that is going to follow you around and peck at your toes.

Another thing I realized,  you need to wear shoes in your chicken yard that are flat bottomed.  I have worn tennis shoes in my yard and it took forever to clean out the crevices.  The water pressure from your water hose is great to clean out those crevices and you don’t have to touch the nasty stuff.

Also, I would  like to point out that “barefooting” around chicken poop is not a good idea.  When I was at the doctor’s office (because I was losing a toenail due to an infection related to going barefoot), the doctor told me that going barefoot is a bad idea even when you don’t have animals.  He said the dirt has germs in it that can cause infections.  That was a few years ago and I still go barefoot.  I live in Florida…it’s hot…and putting on shoes take time and I am always in a hurry.

Also, if you  run around barefoot like I do, there is a handy way to get  your feet clean before you go inside.  I water down an area in my yard that is real grassy and then do a little “mashed potato” dance.  Just rubbing your feet on the wet grass will clean my feet better than soap.

And speaking of cleaning…another handy thing I have learned is how great leaves work to clean my buckets.   My white buckets filled with water tend to turn green if they are out in the sun for a day or two.  Algae, I guess.  The chlorophyll in the grass and leaves works just like bleach but cheaper.

I was out in the yard one day filling the water buckets and one had some green on the edges and my scrubby was no where in sight.  I needed something abrasive so I grabbed a leaf off the tree and used the underside of the leaf to rub the green off the bucket.  It worked great.  Even better and faster than the scrubby.

God sure did a great job providing us with everything we need in life.