Best Medicines/Remedies to have on hand for chickens

[leenie]

Being somewhat of a prepper and trying to stay ahead of the game . . . I'm looking to stock up on necessary medicines/remedies so I'll be able to handle any chicken illness/ injury that may come our way.
What should I have on hand?

 

[Dar]

that depends on a few things.....

What kind of chickens do you have?.. not what breed.... but where did you get them?...
auction
state fair
bought them as day olds?
ect.....


how many chickens do you have?.. fewer chickens the less likely you are to go through a whole bottle of meds


I have had my chickens for 2 years now and have not had the need of any kind of meds. I am careful about proper quarantine, clean water at all times... BIOSECURITY!!!!!!! I have been lucky....

I would worry about spending money and have the meds expire

but thats just my opinion... wait till you have the need before you go and buy them.. most times you can nurse the chicken over a weekend until the feed store opens and you can get meds

 

[bethinoklahoma]

a good wormer...

 

[kristenm1975]

This is a great idea. I'm going to start again with chickens in the city in a few weeks and would love to get the jump on this kind of thing.

 

[leenie]

I have 5 hatchery EE's and an old banty.
I don't mind the possibility of meds expiring . . . I more mind the idea of TSHTF and then figuring out how do I keep my chickens healthy and alive to provide us food. In that scenario there may not be a feed store to run to.

I'm looking to compile a list of meds/ remedies all under the assumtion there may come a day when I wish I had stocked up while I was able.

 

[Lupine hens]

Pine Tar.Good for any pecking injuries or dog induced injuries.You can get it from any horse supply store.They use it on hooves.It has antiseptic and antibacterial qualities.Learned this from my local farmer after one of my girls had a run in with our new pup.I've also used it on one of the girls that was getting pecked by another.Pine tar tastes bad.(Looks bad too but it wears off)

 

[goodheart101]

One of my quails got its head torn open and it was bleeding. I used liquid skin on it and amazingly after about a week it was all healed up. Can't even tell he was hurt. Just a tip, would probably work on any kind of animal. I used it 3 times, all worked great, but none was as bad as the last time when half his head was tore open. It is very inexpensive and would be worth having.

 

[Miss Dottie]

Blue Kote (Sp?) powder or spray is great to have on hand for injuries. It helped heal up my birds after a dog attack. My mom has used it on birds and horses since she was a kid and she sold me on it when I was a kid. I always have it around for emergencies.

 

[patricium]

I bought these to stock my keep-on-hand vet box:

Blu-kote and Neosporin for injuries
Tylan powder for treating some infections
Poultry Nutri-drench, Pedialyte, and Gro-Gel for concentrated nourishment
"Bird Powder" to replenish digestive organisms (Jeffers Pet Supply sells this - I don't know that it's available elsewhere)
also a couple feeding syringes

I checked my local farm store to make sure they carry in stock various antibiotics - terramycin/etc, so I don't have to keep those on hand myself and worry about expiration dates.

 

[leenie]

Great items to have on hand, thanks to all your outstanding advice.