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Chicken First Aid Kits - Handy and Essential Supplies, and How to Use Them

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This helped to remind me that I need to check the expiration dates in my emergency kit, thanks!
I also have a suggestion for the case of an emergency evacuation (such as approaching wildfire) when you don’t have time to set up travel carriers & cages. Keep pillowcases and rubber bands or hair ties in the bottom of the emergency kit. If you have to cut & run RIGHT NOW- put each bird in a pillowcase & twist top then wrap with the rubber band. In addition all my travel carriers, normally disassembled/collapsed for storage, are stacked just inside the shed door with a bag full of dishes on top & sealed buckets of feed right next to them. It takes a few seconds to throw this in the back of the truck. Fortunately I have only had to do this once in 30 years, but glad I had the system set up. If I had taken any longer the fire crews would have forced me out & to hell with the birds?
As it was all we had was ruffled feathers & as soon as we reached a safe area were able to quickly set up the carriers & get the birds settled.
I keep the pillowcases in sealed ziplocks so unwanted pests don’t move in & replace the bag of rubber bands about every 2 years. I hope I don’t ever have to do this again, but it’s ready just in case
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