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

Thank you so much. Been trying to follow your suggestions since last May, so as to provide the best for my chickens.

This article is great, I need to pick up some supplies for them today and thought what else might I need, this is a great list and breaks everything down. Love the idea of keeping it all organized in a tool kit. Thanks so much for assembling this list. A newbie like me appreciates it

I actually read this article a few months ago, after which I began accumulating the items listed here, and even a few other things.
I am so glad, too, because I have had to use some of the items in my First Aid kit several times already.

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

If you're like me, you keep meaning to set up a chicken emergency kit, and have probably gathered a few things loosely. Follow this article, and you will have a useful, findable, emergency kit. You can tweak it as to personal preference, but this is a really great start. Do it!

This article is very thorough and as far as I can tell, was well researched. The article should be printed and placed inside your kit. At the end of the article is a dedication to the author's hen that is heart breaking. I, too, had a hen in the beginning of my chicken keeping that I could have saved had I known more. Thanks for a fine article!

I really enjoyed this article. It was very informative. I already have virtually everything mentioned although I am nowhere near as organized as you! The part about storing meds was most helpful.
thank you

Thank you for this extensive and well-explained list. It's a lifesaver!

A good list of things needed in a poultry first aid kit!

Get equiped for your chickens.

Unfortunately no one knows when an injury will occur. Great article on preparedness and the basics of using each of the items.

Very informative. Great article. Thank you!

Well written article!

A wonderful article showing what would be possibly needed in an emergency.

This just went to the top of my weekly to-do list.