CHICKEN FIRST AID KIT

[texaschickmama]

I am kind of new to the whole chicken thing, so would you guys give me an idea of what I need to keep on hand (I am out in the country) for a well put together chicken first aid kit. I don't want to be caught off guard -- I would like to be prepared. My chickens stay in the coop and run unless I am out with them. Is there any one thing that you can't live without, besides DE, already have that. Thanks for any advice.

-Hydrating
-Wound Care
-Antibiotics
-Anything else you can think of.

 

[eggchel]

Keep a link in your computer to this site for diagnosis of symptoms:
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/diagext.htm


Chel

 

[redwa]

I keep medicated chicken mash for those times when they may have been compromised and need a simple, easily digested diet and accompanying antibiotics. I also keep avian probiotics, a full spectrum avian vitamin, and papaya enzymes. I think a lot of problems begin in their gut. (Thus, I have stopped giving cat food as is often recommended here, not compatible with their digestive system and too high in protein.)