The Chicken Keepers Health Armoury.

Well thought out and complete list. Thanks, Shad.

I don’t have any of these ‘must haves’ especially for my chickens and didn’t need them either. Maintaining a healthy flock is to provide good shelter, good food and a large area to search for food. But if you have a large flock or live far away from stores it probably is a good aid kit to have.

The only ‘medicines’ I have ever used are mainly to prevent issues. Such as garlic, apple cider vinager, diatomaceous earth, tabacco and lavender. Mainly to prevent worm and red mite infestations. A few times I had sick chickens, but good care and time where enough to heal them. With chicks I took some losses. But most of them healed too after time.

If a chicken gets injured I will use my own bandage and means to heal her. If my flock gets in some kind of trouble I will go to the store to buy what I need.

This is the best accounting I have seen for what to have in your chicken doctors bag. The pictures, generic names, and translations to the US equivalent along with uses are just what someone needs to set up and be prepared. Thanks for doing this. Very helpful.

Thank you so much for making this article! It's really helpful to see the pictures and descriptions of what each is used for! This is the first of it's kind I've found on the site. Everything you need for common chicken treatments in one place.

This is one of the best First Aid Kit summaries I've seen. The photos of active ingredients are a great touch, as brand names vary across The Pond ... or even across the State!

Great list of items every chicken keeper should have around. I like the Vaseline/betadine combo for scaly leg mites.

Well thought out, everything you need if no vet is available.

A well-rounded kit to keep on hand for those inevitable emergencies. I especially like the idea of the head lamp to keep both hands free.