Be Prepared!
Chickens, just like us, get sick. 🤒🤧🤕
From colds, injuries, growths, reproductive issues, stress, heart attacks, viruses, fungal or bacterial infections, to heavy worm burdens and external parasites, the list is endless!
As the saying goes, when you have livestock you also have dead stock!
It is impossible for the poultry backyard owner (or even the local vet!) to diagnose what might be ailing your fowl. Many poultry diseases have similar symptoms no matter the illness. It is extremely difficult to pinpoint exactly the disease or ailment.
Some of the typical symptoms exhibited by a sick chicken include loss of appetite, reluctance to move about, fluffed up feathers, lameness, drooping wings, feather loss, lethargy, dull eye, respiratory problems, diarrhoea and soiled feathers around the vent.
We tend to surmise that dirty bottoms and diarrhoea are a result of worms. Lameness in birds is due to marek’s disease and that a sudden death is exactly that. The only way to be absolutely sure would be to examine and post mortem the deceased bird and submit the tissue samples for laboratory analysis.
Unless you know what ailment is causing your chook to be crook it is always good practice to isolate it from the rest of the flock. The best place is a warm, dry area (preferably a wire cage or even a cat cage) with fresh bedding, water and feed. Once isolated you can monitor your hen and see if she is going to overcome her ailment ...or not.
What Every Flock Needs in Their First Aid Kit
Appletons Guide To Keeping Happy Healthy HensFIRST AID
Coxiprol
Essential to have handy when raising young birds. Coccidiosis can take a heavy toll on chicks, starting from about three weeks of age.
FIRST AID
Nettex Power Drops
Instant energy source for sick birds. Fast acting pick-me-up supplement for chickens packed full of energy and immune supporting vitamins.
FIRST AID
Poultry Nutri-max
Instant energy source for sick birds. Poultry Nutri-Max provides an instant energy source for sick, weak and lethargic birds.
FIRST AID
Nettex Wound Spray
Easy-to-apply antiseptic aerosol spray to treat wounds on chickens. A highly effective cleanser with a powerful bactericidal action.
FIRST AID
Nettex Anti-Feather Pecking Spray
Dual purpose spray to help prevent pecking among chickens and cleanse minor wounds.
No longer available
FIRST AID
Vetafarm Poly Aid Plus
First aid supplement for sick, injured or stressed birds and small animals that are not eating voluntarily. Includes probiotic.
FIRST AID
Vetafarm Critta Care Avian
Provides highly digestible nutritional support for sick, stressed and injured birds. Includes probiotic.
Essential Chicken Keeping Kit | Basic Care
Hen House Maintenance | Dealing With Red Mites1
BASIC CARE
Poultry Safeguard
Dissolves mites on contact. It’s also a powerful coop disinfectant, killing bacteria, viruses and odour in coops.
1
BASIC CARE
De-Mite Powder
For long-lasting residual control of red mite and other external parasites in poultry housing.
1
BASIC CARE
Scaly Leg Spray
Very effective organic treatment for poultry scaly leg mite.
1
BASIC CARE
Poultry Shield
Can be used for cleaning and sanitising all animal housing and equipment and for the treatment of red mites.
1
BASIC CARE
Total Mite Kill Spray
Highly effective insecticidal spray for use in chicken housing against mites, fleas and other flying and crawling insects.
2
WORMER
Flubenol
no egg with holding
apply dry to feed for 7 days
2
WORMER
Aviverm
8 day egg withholding
add to water for 1 day
2
WORMER &
EXTERNAL PARASITES
Pour On Drench
14 day egg withholding
apply to skin of bird
2
NATURAL WORMER
Diamol
no egg with holdinging
add dry to feed
natural health tonic
Give Your Flock a Boost 👍
MUST-HAVE GO-TO SUPPLIMENTS
SUPPLIMENT
Agrivite Mite Rescue Remedy
Brilliant all-round liquid supplement for poultry. Contains a spectrum of vitamins, chelated trace elements, iron and key minerals + essentialproteins.
SUPPLIMENT
Nettex Poultry Vit Boost
complimentary supplement formulated specifically for chickens that supplies essential vitamins to support health, growth and vitality all year round through the drinking water.
SUPPLIMENT
Agrivite Poultry Drink Conc.
High-energy mineral supplement rich in iron. recommended for birds recovering from mite infestation, for support during moulting or for any birds not looking in the peak of health
SUPPLIMENT
Agrivite Enhance Feather, Shell N Bone
Intensive calcium, magnesium and vitamin D3 liquid supplement for developing bone strength, egg shell quality and to support feathering.
SUPPLIMENT
Agrivite Poultry Pep
Offers all-round support for laying hens. Tasty aromatic blend of minerals, spices and vitamin C that has a whole host of benefits.
SUPPLIMENT
Nettex Poultry Seaweed
Rich in essential vitamins, minerals and amino acids to support yolk colour and improve shell quality.
Plus provides support for feather growth during the moult.
No longer available.
SUPPLIMENT
Mineral Boost
Complementary mineral feed specially formulated to improve egg quality, assist digestion and provide nutritional support for laying hens.
Previously called Egg and Shell Support Powder.