| Chicken Medicine Cabinet
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by Jennifer Floyd
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Nolvasan salve, Betadine, gauze pads & rolls, Vetrap, Qwik-Stop powder, surgical scissors, spur saw, Gallimycin powder, electrolite/vitamin powder, liquid Sulmet (or other coccidiostat), liquid Piperazine, Wormazole wormer, & Sevin powder. Quite frankly, while I do keep a coccidiostat & a powdered antibiotic around just in case, the only things I really use regularly are the anti-parasite things (keep away worms, fleas, mites), vitamin supplements, & the injury dressings. If it isn't a parasite or an injury, I usually just cull. As a breeder, this lends itself to selecting for genetic resistance. Any bloodline I've had more than 10 years is unlikely to get sick. Most of this stuff should be avail. at the local feed store - see
Feathersite.com for catalogs of mail order suppliers.
Also, keeping them clean, keeping away germy free-loaders (rats, mice, sparrows), providing fresh, clean water, not crowding, & feeding them well ( I feed a 20% pheasant breeder crumble, a gamefowl grain/pellet mix, sprouted oats/wheat, fruits, veggies, alfalfa hay, & have oyster shell in free choice containers) go a long ways towards keeping chickens in good health. |
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