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[welly]

Hello
Looks like you all are doing well.I just wanted to introduce you to my only blue Isbar and I know the other is a Marans kinda

[/IMG][/IMG]hoping for a Splash.I am trying to learn how to feather sex my chicks they are 3 days today.

 

[ozexpat]

Ok, I just bought Iodine Tincture. The actvie ingredients are iodine, sodium iodine, and alcohol. Is that the right stuff?

I purchased it for my gosling's navel in hopes that it would prevent infection and dry it out. She's 5 days old and her navel is still open.

it should do? what are you treating it with right now?

 

[welly]

Here is our Marans and Blue Isbar crossing my fingers for a pullet on my only one Isbar.

 

[sumi]

Don't really know iodine and I've never used it or really researched it's uses, but I found this and thought I should share anyway. Oz, you know more about these things. What do you think?


Tincture of Iodine is another thing I came across. It is not the same thing as Povidone Iodine or Betadine. In fact, there are warnings against using the tincture. It is said to be poisonous and ..."dangerously inflames mucus membranes and if put on a wound or piercing it can result in a toxic level of iodine absorption."

 

[cochins1088]

it should do? what are you treating it with right now?

I'm using triple antibiotic ointment, but her navel simply won't heal because the area is always moist.

Sally said to buy some iodine so that it would be able to dry out, but all they carried was Iodine Tincture....

 

[cochins1088]

I do think that I remember seeing Povidone Iodine. Should I buy that instead?

 

[sumi]

Sally probably meant Povidone Iodine. That is used o humans and animals to prevent infections on minor wounds, such as cuts.

ETA we posted at the same time. I guess that answered your question

Hang on a bit and see what Oz says too.

 

[ozexpat]

Don't really know iodine and I've never used it or really researched it's uses, but I found this and thought I should share anyway. Oz, you know more about these things. What do you think?


Tincture of Iodine is another thing I came across. It is not the same thing as Povidone Iodine or Betadine. In fact, there are warnings against using the tincture. It is said to be poisonous and ..."dangerously inflames mucus membranes and if put on a wound or piercing it can result in a toxic level of iodine absorption."

i would only use it externally - not on mucous membrane - mucous membrane is inside a body cavity such as mouth, bum and vagina - and in chickens - the vent.

i have used it on human belly buttons and here is a quote from a dairy article.


The most common dairy farm practice we have observed is to use one product for all three jobs; cleaning, sanitizing and drying.
Tincture of iodine is nearly universally recommended for these tasks. When used liberally it does a good job of washing off MUD. The seven-percent iodine concentration is strong enough to kill most pathogens with a short contact time. The tincture of iodine
is an alcohol solution. The alcohol acts to dry out the cord tissue. This speeds up the rate of closure.

 

[ozexpat]

I do think that I remember seeing Povidone Iodine. Should I buy that instead?

from another chicken forum's thread on omphalitis

The treatment plan for hatchlings with open navels:
*Iodine Tincture on the navel;
*gently dry the area with a hair dryer at a low setting;
*be patient, the hatchling may be lethargic for several days.

I would not worry about the hair dryer at this stage

 

[ozexpat]

I could not find any scholarly articles on treatment of omphalitis in poultry with tincture of iodine but i found several recommendations in other forums. I also found a scholarly article on the treatment of DERMATOMYCOSIS on poultry using the medication. i would not hesitate to use it on my chooks.

i have no problem with being questioned on any

options i throw out here - and they are your birds -

good luck