First aid kit for Chickens?

[Jolyn]

After reading a few posts about injuries and emergencies i was wondering if we could start a thread about what would be good to have in a first aid kit for our chickens. I would just like to know what i should have on hand in case mine gets injured. What works the best and where can i get it...etc etc...

Thanks for any info,
Jodie

 

[DarkUnicorn]

I've seen several posts about flushing with Saline Solution...

I just lucked out in a way. My mom just got finished with at home I.V. medication (I was in charge of that) We have a few left over syringes of prefilled 10 cc Saline solution for flushing the lines. Marked good for another year for humans.... Those where quickly hidden before she tossed those!

Got some of the little alcohol pads too... I'm thinking Kids and birds.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Someone posted a link at the beginning of July regarding a first aid kit for poultry. Here's the BYC thread. The link is in the first post.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=67474

 

[Tuffoldhen]

http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/6695/t/Items-for-Chicken-First-Aide-Box.html

This is a good one too....

 

[Jolyn]

Thank you for the links and the advise.

 

[Jenski]

K.J. Theodore of Shagbark Bantams writes a lot of interesting articles about chicken health that I have found valuable ~ below is a link to her article on chicken first aid kits:

http://www.shagbarkbantams.com/1staid.htm


Hope that helps as well! Thanks to Tuffoldhen and Buffhooligans for providing links, too!


Jen in TN