Liquid bandage

[mintyivyy1]

I heard that this product was safe to use as an anti-pecking measure for small wounds . Ingredients all seem

Safe. Any experience?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I heard that this product was safe to use as an anti-pecking measure for small wounds . Ingredients all seemView attachment 3288143Safe. Any experience?

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If you are wanting to try an anti-pick product, then use one for Poultry.
Rooster Booster makes a Pick No More lotion or some folks use Blu Kote.

The best thing you can do is access your dynamics to make sure your flock is not overcrowded, see that they have room to move about, access to fresh clean water and feed, multiple feed/water stations can help reduce squabbling over food.
If one particular bird is being picked at, check them over to make sure they are healthy, sometimes when one is sick they get picked on too.

For very aggressive birds, pinless peepers can be used to help deter picking as well.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Ok. Here's my take on liquid bandage. Please note that I've not actually tried it on a chicken and it might be just fine. I admit I may be biased, having had a negative experience with the stuff. but I'm not a fan unless it's being used on a human, age 10 or up. Someone who can sit still. Heck, when I was in fifth grade the flesh on the tip of my middle finger was glued back on using liquid bandaid. It works. There is a catch...

It smells horrible, like spoiled nail polish. It runs. It drips. It is incredibly hard to apply to a moving target. It's challenging to get out of your clothes. I had to use it on my toddler for a minor skin injury she was habitually scratching at. She is quite allergic to bandaid adhesive, and this doesn't cause a reaction, so we opted to try it. After a couple weeks of the daily struggle, we decided it just wasn't worth it. Ended up trimming her little finger nails every single day and using a soothing, healing lotion instead. Much better approach (though not relevant to your issue. I'm sorry, I digress...).

Credit where it's due, it does protect the wound, but you have to hold the patient very still for a few minutes while it dries. If something happens that causes it to be wiped off, you gotta start over. And lets say it gets on a chicken's wing and that wing gets flapped, you risk it getting in your eyes. Or the chickens eyes. Or an innocent bystander.

If you use this on a chicken, secure it well. Don't use it on the chickens head, or near the vent. it's too runny and it's a lot like super glue.

It's easier for me to isolate an individual with a picking injury, identify the bully and isolate them, and let things heal. If the picking is from a self inflicted situation I use blu kote. They don't like the taste of it, it applies with an aerosol can (spurt, spurt, done!) and it masks the red areas if there are any.