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[Tracy the chick]

Hi guys, i want to start a thread to help everyone on here including myself what medicines we keep for chickens and what alternatives we would use for those of us who dont have access to a vet.
Please list medicine or alternative and not forgetting what its used for..

My main 3 are:

* Tynal 200, for respiatory infections. I use 0.3 mls for bantoms and 0.5 ml for chickens. I use for 2 days.
* conjunctavitis eye drops from local pharmacy, great for eye infections. 1 drop 3 times a day for 4 days.
* Diatom ( i love it) use it for mites.

Thanks Tracy...

 

[purelypoultry]

Everyone should have Tylan and a bottle of Sevin dust for lice.

 

[chickenzoo]

Saline for flushing wounds
Iodine wash for wounds
Disolvable sutures
Skin Glue
Olive oil for croup issues
KY jelly - egg binding lub
Mineral oil - egg binding
Hemorrhoid cream - for prolapse
Neosporin w/o pain relief - wounds, eye injurys
Wal brand Cold & Flu - if you can't find Tylan in a pinch
Baytril liquid - can find online w/o RX - infections
Goat feeding tube & 60 cc syringe - feeding sick birds, sticking in vent to apply mineral oil
Heating pad - for warming birds
Adams flea & tick mist - helping get rid of mites/lice
Dawn liquid soap - bath gets rid of mites on feathers
Ithacmol (sp) drawling save - helps with bumble foot
Vet wrap
i'll think of more

 

[CMV]

Sulmet or Corid.

 

[Tracy the chick]

Apple Cider Vinegar is brilliant. Here is what i use it for:

* ACD is acidic and this acidicy means ACV is a mild anticeptic and will kill a number of germs. In addition to this it is claimed to act like a mild antibiotic. Its full of vitamins & minerals. It has been proven to help with stress which is one of the main contributers in there immune system lowing and letting in diseases.
Use for 1 week per month...

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

It would be great to add where to find some of these products as they're often difficult for newbies to find.

 

[Tracy the chick]

I totaly agree

where do you start lol x

 

[FourPawz]

Oxine for disinfecting. It kills bacteria and viruses. You use it to sterilize the birds' coop and feed/water containers. Here's a thread on it:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=562407&p=1

 

[Henny peeny]

I like to ad Vaseline where ever I need to clean a cut and there is a chance of dirt I put vaseline ocver the area this keep it clean tille you get to it again but I usaully clean a cut or what ever it is 3 times a day. I use warm water increasing the temp but learned if it is to hot the chicken will pant so you know it is to hot I never use cold water. I also use table salt in the water to taste I never knew how much and to taste this means you can taste it it is not like you put on your food but if you can taste it it is good. I hear of honey has properties of healing to maybe this should be in with everything to.

Rhayden

 

[branston]

poly vi sol give a couple of drops to a sick bird

neosporin for cuts etc

Lafeber's Critical Care Nutrition + oral syringes (a life saver for sick birds not eating or drinking). Syringe feed for 7 days. Can only be ordered through your vet

Honey mixed in some live yogurt for sour crop

q-tips for cleaning wounds

Olive oil for impacted crop

Sulmet antibiotic to treat a sick flock

And lots of love!