Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Megans Chickens]

I thought it would be safe enough, but just to make sure I googled it. Apparently it is ok .... but I would suggest you seek further information, either on this BYC site, or other sites to do with chickens and their wounds. Here is ( copied and pasted ) what I found on ' how to treat cuts and wounds on chickens - for Dummies " ... ( not suggesting you are a dummy !! LOL .... just that the book range has everything anyone ever wants to know about most everything, in readable form ! ) And yes, chickens can be very nasty at times - killers if they are super aggressive, or just want to dominate everything around them. If you can pick out the worst aggressor, remove it and put it in a different area away from the others it's been attacking. It is often only one chicken that will do most of the damage, but occasionally others join in just for the hell of it I think !! Anyway - here's the information you might have needed :
If you find a bleeding chicken in your coop, or if you suspect a chicken’s skin has been cut or torn, it’s important to treat the bird quickly. Chicken skin is thin and tears easily, and bleeding wounds are very attractive to other chickens. Whether the chicken caught on something or was attacked by a predator, skin injuries need immediate attention.

1. For shallow wounds, wash the area with hot water and soap and gently pat dry, or clean the wound with hydrogen peroxide.
   If the wound continues to bleed, use styptic powder or pressure to stop it.
2. Flush the wounds with hydrogen peroxide, iodine, or [COLOR=0000FF]betadine

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2. Place the chicken in a clean, separate area and check the wounds for infection several times a day.
3. If infection sets in, clean the wounds two to three times daily.
4. If the chicken can’t reach the area with its beak and the weather is warm, apply a wound dressing to prevent flies from laying eggs on the wound. The outlook isn't very good with deep punctures caused by animals. Keep the chicken warm and quiet to prevent shock. If the chicken is very valuable to you, take it to a veterinarian as soon as possible.

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GOOD LUCK with all this ..... Cheers .......... AB

Thanks so much! I did actually google it and got a lot of the same stuff.. Was so unsure so thought I'd ask on here! Maybe I'll just try the salt water.. It's hard cause they are only small cuts and they just have dry blood so didn't want to make then worse or irritated! Thanks

 

[mummyandchicks]

Hi Luke
I'm always happy to show off all my girls.
This is Chubacca (formerly known as Art, Stella and something else).

This is my chicken buddy with one of her chooks Princess. Grace is really enjoying the chooks and helps and play every chance she gets. I enjoy spending time with her.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I find that you can't go past cetrigen , purple spray. It is not only an antiseptic but it also repels flies. Available at most places that stock horse supplies. The other spray that I keep in my first aid box is Terramycin antibiotic spray. You can spray this one in the eyes. It is specifically for pink eye. Believe me it's easier to apply and will give you a much broader coverage.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Once every 6 months I boil up a big pot of water , put 4-5 whole cloves of garlic in it and then put the lid on and turn it off. Let it seep for 24 hrs and then fill up the water dishes with it. They love it. Garlic is high in sulphur. I also use a conventional wormer. The other way to administer garlic is cut the leg off an old pair of stocking place a whole garlic in the toe and hit it with a hammer. Tie the stocking so that it hangs in the water.
I also sprinkle orchardists sulphur round the nesting boxes every time in clean the coops.
These are of course preventative measures, if I find lice or mites I hit them with the ' big guns '. Vaseline on legs, pestine entire body( especially under wings and around vent ). Clean the coops down and spray with coopex insecticide ( available in the garden section at the hardware ). Pay particular attention to the roosts and nest boxes. You have already found the best way to detect lice. Carry your birds around for 10 mins or so and if they are infested you'll have them crawling on you in no time. Don't worry they don't live on humans, have a shower and wash your hair and that will send them packing.

I found Pestine to only be useful on lice. I used up a tube and a half of it on mites to no prevail, finding that DE did the work well.
Oh, don't remind me about the crawling mites. I had no idea what type they where, I think perhaps Northern Brown mites or something?!
They didn't seem to act like or even look like red mites. Some where dark red, others brown, other black, white, some black with white spots all different colours.lol. and they used to get all over me. Sometimes just 1 shower didn't even work

. That was a real bad infestation. I hope to never let it get that bad again.

What's 'orchardists' Sulphur? I used to just get fine grained Sulfur from my feed store and that was goo to mix with the DE to help kill nasties.

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Hi Luke
I'm always happy to show off all my girls.
This is Chubacca (formerly known as Art, Stella and something else).

This is my chicken buddy with one of her chooks Princess. Grace is really enjoying the chooks and helps and play every chance she gets. I enjoy spending time with her.

Wow they are lovely.
I have always liked the partridge and penciled patterning.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

My chickens had a lot of mites! My friend is a vet and she told me to use advocate 1 drop per chicken! Killed every single more within 12 hours! Never again had a problem! I do this once a month!! It's amazing!

Where can I get this from?
Also how much is it? and isn't it for dogs? if so what size should I get?


Megan thank you so much for the mealworm site. They are SO cheap, even for extra large meal worms. My pet store was like $10 for 50 medium sized ones.
Think I'll get back into it again.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Wow, thanks everyone one for all these awesome remedies.
I will be stocking up for sure.

 

[Toitoichookas]

Hi chook lovers,
I'm just wondering if someone knows where to buy sprouting barley seeds in bulk in Sydney? I would like to set up a fodder creating hydroponic system but I'm having trouble sourcing the grain.
Many thanks toitoichookas

 

[Bens-Hens]

Hi Toitoichookas, most feed stores will sell many grains, then you can pick a bag to suit. Our local sells them in 5,10 and 20kg bags. Some mixed grains are 25's and 30'.

I have found seconds wheat to be the cheapest, but the flock go CRAZY for black sunflower seeds!

For the budding vets or experienced flock carers', please visit my hlep thread. I am trying to help out another family and their flock of poorly chooks, any Aussie product advice would be appreciated.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...these-poorly-chickens-pics-and-story-included

 

[Anniebee]

Thanks so much!
I did actually google it and got a lot of the same stuff.. Was so unsure so thought I'd ask on here! Maybe I'll just try the salt water.. It's hard cause they are only small cuts and they just have dry blood so didn't want to make then worse or irritated!

Thanks

Elsewhere I posted the same information, but added something else, which seems to have fallen off .... or I have posted twice ???

Anyway, here's the rest of it - to do with aggressive chooks. :

" Not sure how long to keep the aggressor isolated. Some chook owners get rid of a very aggressive bird - for obvious reasons. Occasionally, after a period of isolation, they can be tried back with 1 or 2 birds to see how they react. Please - could someone else on here, help with this idea ? I am not sure how far to go when it comes to aggressive or super dominant birds. Have one myself - she is totally happy with her best friend, but would kill my smaller Araucana if she could get to it ( and she's tried to do great damage before thankfully I was able to step in ) .... 2 live in one run, the Araucana in a separate run. That's how I have handled the situation, but then I only have 3 birds ???

so have had an easy solution. "

Cheers ..... AB

 

[mummyandchicks]

Megans Chickens thanks for the tip on mealworms. Our pet store was $7 for a small tuna can size. Kay