Queen marking gone woefully wrong!!!!

Started by dfizer, May 25, 2014, 10:24:58 PM

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dfizer

Today I was locating and marking queens when the pen I was using decided to deliver a glob of paint that was far more than I expected.  This poor queen got marked and then some.  She had paint on her head which really worried me.  She was scraping at it with her front legs to try to remove it however it looked like she was not too successful.  Not knowing what to do, I simply put her back in the colony. 
Any suggestions? 
At this point, it is what it is.  In the future should this happen again what should I do?  Yes, I tossed that marking pen and am buying another one soon.  Had anyone else had this happen? 
Will this queen survive?  I am going to give it about a week and check back to see if she's still there - if she's not ill requeen and go from there. 
Just before this happened, I had a queen fly away after I mishandled her.... Ugh - this was not a great day.
David

AliciaH

YES!!  I had that happen twice last year (2013).  One queen didn't make it, the other one did.  I think the reason that the survivor queen made it was because, like you, I put her back immediately.  The workers started cleaning her up right away.

And yes, I threw that stupid marker out.

TenshiB

Crap! What brand markers are y'all using?? I want to know to see if MINE is that brand..
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