First Aid Kit...

[AshleyNicole06]

what would you put in your “barn first aid kit”? Especially for ducks??

 

[Welshies]

Vet wrap, medical tape, cotton balls, q-tips, neosporin, scissors, one or two socks (handy for putting over a bird's head when medicating it).

 

[sylviethecochin]

vitamins--niacin, riboflavin, selenium, E, etc.
blue-kote and red-kote (small and large wound topical coating, respectively)
alcohol
bandages (large socks often work quite well) and tape.
needles and thread (a dog got one of my ducks, once.) I've heard superglue also may work well.
scissors
castor oil
wormer of some sort--ivermectin?
vetrycin (topical wound care)
syringes, needles (only if you have injectable medications)
penicillin or some other antibiotic
triple antibiotic ointment (no painkiller)
baby aspirin
cotton balls and/or q-tips
Merck vet manual

 

[onaharley]

what would you put in your “barn first aid kit”? Especially for ducks??

Any and everything you can think of......including the kitchen sink!!!

All kidding aside.....things that used so far this year as a 1st timer.
Apple cider vinegar
Nutritional yeast
Peroxide
Save a chic
Epsom salt
Neosporine (none pain reliever kind)
Towel......to which they HATE still today!
Calcium pills, for when they start laying
Gauze
Plus many more things I have yet to encounter.......

 

[sylviethecochin]

Any and everything you can think of......including the kitchen sink!!!

All kidding aside.....things that used so far this year as a 1st timer.
Apple cider vinegar
Nutritional yeast
Peroxide
Save a chic
Epsom salt
Neosporine (none pain reliever kind)
Towel......to which they HATE still today!
Calcium pills, for when they start laying
Gauze
Plus many more things I have yet to encounter.......

Oyster shell is a lot cheaper/more readily available than calcium pills are. At least where I am. Is it different for you? Or do the calcium pills have a specific function not covered by the oyster shell? Are they more readily absorbable?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Calcium pills or liquid if one of the females is laying soft shelled or thin shelled eggs.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

A thread on FIRST AID KITS <~~~click the blue link

 

[GC-Raptor]

I have (Hen Healer) multi-purpose ointment, (Microcyn AH) antiseptic spray,
(Pick-No-More) cover-up-lotion, (Nutri-Drench) vitamin & mineral liquid.
All of these can freeze or solidify.
The antiseptic and vitamins can deteriorate in heat.
All but the cover up lotion, have expiration dates.
I keep all of these in my house. GC

 

[onaharley]

Oyster shell is a lot cheaper/more readily available than calcium pills are. At least where I am. Is it different for you? Or do the calcium pills have a specific function not covered by the oyster shell? Are they more readily absorbable?

I have/had a hen laying soft shelled eggs, so I keep those on hand if I need her to get a quick dose of calcium. Around here you can go to pharmacies like CVS or Walgreens and get them for buy one get one free....

 

[AshleyNicole06]

vitamins--niacin, riboflavin, selenium, E, etc.
blue-kote and red-kote (small and large wound topical coating, respectively)
alcohol
bandages (large socks often work quite well) and tape.
needles and thread (a dog got one of my ducks, once.) I've heard superglue also may work well.
scissors
castor oil
wormer of some sort--ivermectin?
vetrycin (topical wound care)
syringes, needles (only if you have injectable medications)
penicillin or some other antibiotic
triple antibiotic ointment (no painkiller)
baby aspirin
cotton balls and/or q-tips
Merck vet manual

What’s the baby aspirin for?