Building a first aid kit

[Sammster]

I believe you meant Calcium Citrate?

You can get this at just about any drug store, grocery store, or even Costco. It's just a human calcium supplement. Be sure it is the CITRATE form, not calcium carbonate. Yeah, it's the more expensive one, but it absorbs much better, and that's the point.

When is this supplement administered?

 

[Sammster]

1. Peroxide spray
2. Neosporin (spray)
3. Bag Balm
4. Nail and beak clippers
5. Tweezers
6. Vaseline

What is your favorite type/brand of clippers?

 

[Sally PB]

When is this supplement administered?

Give calcium tablets to egg bound hens. The calcium helps with the contractions to expel the egg.

 

[cherrynberry]

Please tell me what you use these items for:
Honey, Coconut oil... To get meds down?
Painters tape?

Painters tape is rarely used. Its used for bent toes in chicks

Honey is for small wounds and to add in their water. It can attract flies, so I only use it on small wounds.

Coconut oil is for incubating eggs, cooking eggs, and for impacted crop

 

[cherrynberry]

I believe you meant Calcium Citrate?

You can get this at just about any drug store, grocery store, or even Costco. It's just a human calcium supplement. Be sure it is the CITRATE form, not calcium carbonate. Yeah, it's the more expensive one, but it absorbs much better, and that's the point.

Yup. Tums can be good too.

Sorry for the typo!

 

[Sally PB]

When is this supplement administered?

Sorry, I meant to add that it's not a supplement for daily use, like for humans. It's for a specific issue, ie, egg binding.

 

[cherrynberry]

Sorry, I meant to add that it's not a supplement for daily use, like for humans. It's for a specific issue, ie, egg binding.

Yep. Oyster shells is more of a daily supplement.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

My first aid kits includes:

-aintibiotic ointment (like Neosporin)
-iodine
-vet wrap
-gauze pads
-syringes
-tubes
-nutridrench
-electrolytes
-corrid
-kitchen scale
-chicken sling (I made mine out of some old underwear )
-Vitamin B complex
-Vitamin E
-Tums
-dog crate
-Elector ESP for when I see a mite infestation starting to arise, I can just grab and go. When paired with a garden sprayer, it works magic.
-Permethrin spray. I use broncos fly spray. No mixing involved. Much cheaper than Elector, and gets the job done. I prefer Elector ESP IMO though.

I also have a few other things, but these are my top things which I have used all numerous times.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

What is your favorite type/brand of clippers?

I got a pair of cat nail clippers for the nails. I was using a Red Cross pair of nail clippers from my grocery store for the beak. I just found a set of finger and toe nail clippers at Walmart, that I'm now using for the beaks, and prettying up the nails. Those work very well.

 

[ShweeB1229]

Glad you asked! I have really stocked up over the year!


1.) Corid, liquid corid
2.) Pain killer FREE neosporin
3.) Rooster Booster
4.) Dewormer, I use Valbezen
5.) Syringe
6.) Chicken scissors
7.) Dog crate
8.) Veterycin
9.) Hydrogen peroxide
10.) Painters tape
11.) Tweezer
12.) Flashlight
13.) Heat Lamp
14.) Weight measure
15.) Honey
16.) Coconut oil
17.) Permethrin dust
18.) Extra masks
19.) Monistat 7
20.) Vaseline
21.) Calcium distrate
22.) Chicken blow dryer
23.) Chicken towel
24.) Dog pads
25.) Gloves
26.) Cotton swabs
27.) Incubator batteries
28.) Dish soap

Would you mind either responding or posting/directing us to an article for the reason for each of these please? There are a few I can't even guess the appropriate use for haha Thanks in advance!