[uba]

Hi all,

Me again hehe

Apart from chicken feed and bedding what should I get for the shelf ready for when the ladies move to their proper home. If I can get buying stuff now I can spread the cost a bit and shop around for best prices
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thx in advance chook lovers!!


Nige

[dizzylizzie]

Spreading the cost is a great idea!
here is what i would buy before chucks came home-everyone is different and im sure  people will disagree or add things, like i say, this is just my list, its not 'law' or anything
coop/run
several feeders, so a bully cant hog them
several waterers, for the same reason
grit and oystershell dispensers
bedding, hemcore/dust extracted sawdust/shavings etc(whatever you use must be dust extracted/suitable for horses)
garlic granuals for the water
poultryshield/jayes fluid
dustpan/brush
marigolds(for poop scooping)

first aid kit
rescue remedy(to calm stress)
purple spray( an antiseptic that disguises sorenss)
frontline(for crawlies)
flubenvet(wormer)
wound powder(helps to stop bleeding)
vasalene(prevents frostbite on combs/wattles)
met-a-cam(anti inflam/pain relief)
baytril(antibiotic)
nail cutters
sharp sissors
spray on plaster, germoline
critical care formular(for birds off their food)
tape(taping up broken wings etc)
hemiroid cream for helping to treat prolapse
syringes
Jack daniels for me for when it gets hairy!!!!!
oh and i keep the vets number handy
i also have severel cat baskets that ive picked up from boot sales, handy if you need to bring one in the house or vist the vet

[uba]

This is fab Lizzie thankyou, just the sort of list I wanted.

We like lists here!!

Nige

[Carrotcake]

I'm sticking with you from now on Nige. You're asking all the questions I haven't even thought about yet 

Great list Lizzie. I think I've got a long way to go before I'm ready for the responsibility of owning chucks 

At least I've got the most important thing - the JD 

[dizzylizzie]

 

[joyfull]

you may not be able to get antibiotics and metacam until you have a poorly chicken as the vet should ask to see them before prescribing. 

[uba]

Hemcore seems a good product for an urban garden for pong reducing, does Granny or Joyful know where to buy it in our area ?

[Aunt Sally]

Have a look here  http://www.hemcore.co.uk/distributors.php

I get my aubiose from my local country store.

[dizzylizzie]

you may not be able to get antibiotics and metacam until you have a poorly chicken as the vet should ask to see them before prescribing. 

your right Joy, but as my vet knows me, she lets me bulk buy when i need too
Andy said ive missed stalosanf off the list, its a fab dry powder disinfectant that you can use on the ground or in the coops

[joyfull]

I buy mine from a local horse and pet feed / garden centre in Pinchbeck but there is also a place in Heckington near Sleaford although these are slightly more expensive.  

[Jeanette]

Great list. But i would add a G and T

[dizzylizzie]

  ..what ever floats your boat!

[grumpydad]

virkon s is a liquid disinfectant for inside the house, stalosan f is a powder or use in the run.
both are bacterial disinfectants and should help keep bugs at bay. make sure you poop scoop as much as you can

if possible reduce any dust in the coop, try to use liquids inside only, poultry shield and red mite liquid concentrate for spraying, mix DE with a liquid to paint on the ends of the perches to act as a barrier against red mite. do the spraying and allow to dry when the girls are out.

rapport is a new product from the makers of hemcore, made from oil seed rape stems, and a bit cheaper then hemcore

[dizzylizzie]

GD i use stalostanf inside the coop when it has been very wet outside as its brill for absorbing moisture