archiesgems
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We keep a very large cabinet of alsorts just in case, inside there
are Large scissors (for wing clipping) small razor scissors, open
weave bandages, sticky plasters (great if you have a chick with
splayed legs) various grades of sutchers, anti fungal spray, anti
feather peck spray, a tub of tylan and euromicin, liquid parafin
for scale mites, superglue (can be used on minor wounds, better
than sutchers) large, medium and small hyperdermic needles, a good
sharp knife and a humane dispatch tool. as well as all of these we
keep a large stock of concentrated seaweed, oregostim, concentrated
vitimin and mineral suppliment, and a large tub of diatom for
treating parasites.
Ours is a bit extreme but we usually hold about 200 birds in our
flock so its always better to be safe rather than sorry.
I would always recommend a small first aid kit for anybody who
keeps poultry. a small bandage, anti feather peck, a good anti
fungal spray and some anti biotics either Euriomicin or Tylan, and
of course a quarentine cage just in case of any contagious
infections
Jay
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Jubilee
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As we show regularly, we have a travel first aid kit at all times
in the van, it's basic containing the usual bandages, scissors, and
saline water, antiseptic cream, wound powder and a little bottle of
ACV (great for stemming bleeding in both chooks and humans!)
etc.
At the house we have an extensive one containing again all the
basic bandages, plaster tape(micropore), antiseptic wound powder,
gentian violet spray, nail clippers, sand paper and pliers (spur
trimming) various needles and syringes both oral and injection,
ACV, frontline spray,knock down louse powder, wormer solution,
superglue, various sized saddles (great for covering wounds on the
backs to prevent pecking from other birds), eye wash, cicatrin
powder, bottle of neat iodine, ibulieve gel for sprains, magnisium
sulphate for drawing poultices,Benzyl Benzoate for scaly leg, eye
drops for infected eyes and a tube of arnica gel. All other
antibiotics etc we may need, we get direct from the vet so we know
they are well within date, as we use ACV regularly as a
maintainance dose, we don't tent to need them very often.
JubesX
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