The chicken medicine cabinet. Help create a helpful thread!

[chickn]

i am not sure, i always use the store type, now i pay attention to the wording and i see.hmm??

 

[ChickaD]

whoa, what a GORGEOUS roo you have there in your avatar!!!!!!!!!

I could just use the ACV I have on hand first...somebody on another thread mentioned getting ACV with "mother" in it...(I will NOT say something silly here...I will not...)

 

[lilchick]

Vics Vapor Rub it stops the picking cause it tastes so bad....

Baby wipes for you and the birds...

Baby oil to use on leg mites...

Pet toe nail clippers.. for nails, spurs and trimming beaks too...

Sissors to trim wings and those dirty "butt" feathers...

Extra syringes and needles for injectable meds.....

Ivermectin.... can use horse wormer it is cheaper and easier to get than liquid... great for tapeworms that regular wormers can't kill....

 

[chickn]

thank you! i think he is beautiful too, he is a bantam salmon favorelle.

 

[Mrs MIA]

ercky&perky :

I was wondering if there was anything else to deworm chickens I heard ivermectin??? is this so we use it on our horses and our guinea pig... we have a ufa here that has limited poultry poducts, what can I say a lot of products you have we have a awful time getting up here (canada)

I would also like to thank you for all your info on medicines we should have on hand, it is very generous and kind of you to share all this with everyone

Yep, I've used Ivermectin on the birds...

 

[Riocotesei]

I'm glad so many are replying! I'm really excited now cause I like the natural home remedies, healthier and maybe cheaper?

 

[Mrs MIA]

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[chickn]

and i forgot,
in the coop i have a box of paper towels and a bottle of hand sanitizer.

 

[joebryant]

Here's my summary of everything given so far. It's a Word document if anyone wants to copy it:
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CHICKENS - MEDICINE CABINET SUPPLIES

Riocotesei
Sulmet-- treament for Coccidiosis, Infectious Coryza, Acute Fowl Cholora, and Pullorum Disease. Can be found in feedstores. I had a hard time finding it, however.

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain
Terramycin (General Antibiotic)
Tylan 50 or 200 (Antibiotic)
Amprolium (cocci)
Sulmet (cocci, & respiratory, I believe)
Q-tips
Gauze and tape (sports-tape works really well)
non pain-relief Neosporin or A&D Ointment
Peroxide
Iodine or Betadine (antiseptic)
Stiptic pencil or some other blood stauncher (I always seem to get one toe that bleeds when I trim... )
Wazine or other wormer
Tweezers, fine needle, fine cotton thread
BlueKote (antiseptic, anti-pick)

hinkjc
Poly-vi-sol infant vitamins
Vitamins and Electrolytes (Durvet)
Copper Sulfate
Nail clipper
Displosable gloves
Vet RX
Oxine

BJ
Pine tar - for feather picking/wounds. CHICKEN little 1 (comment about BJ’s pine tar) - It does work well.It healed a rather large wound (from being pecked),and she's starting to grow feathers again.


ChooksinIowa
Blue-Kote - it is an antibacterial/antifungal for wounds.
VetRx - it is for respiratory problems.
Rooster Booster brand anti-pick formula
Xenodine for wounds
Permethrin dust - lice and mite dust
Poly-vi-sol - vitamins for chicks who may not be doing too well initially



Tuffoldhen
SEE URL : http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/ … e-Box.html – for a very long, excellent list of medications and treatments that everyone should have on hand for emergencies.

ChickaD
Cayenne pepper, can be mixed with garlic powder, an antibiotic. The cayenne pepper stops bleeding from a wound and helps prevent shock. (fox attack)

patandchickens (URL’s)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/v … php?id=454
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/v … p?id=10769
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/v … hp?id=6446
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/v … hp?id=3054

chickn
Ground raw hulled Pumpkin Seeds are a good natural wormer.
Apple Cider Vinegar at a rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon of water (daily) is a natural remedy to help ward of worms.
In the coop I have a box of paper towels and a bottle of hand sanitizer.

lilchick
Vics Vapor Rub it stops the picking cause it tastes so bad....
Baby wipes for you and the birds...
Baby oil to use on leg mites...
Pet toe nail clippers.. for nails, spurs and trimming beaks too...
Sissors to trim wings and those dirty "butt" feathers...
Extra syringes and needles for injectable meds.....
Ivermectin.... can use horse wormer it is cheaper and easier to get than liquid... great for tapeworms that regular wormers can't kill....

 

[ChickaD]

Thanks for compiling that excellent list!

And now if you'll excuse me while I go deal with our first ever icky mite attack...

Added later: it turned out to be lice...sigh of relief, but still icky