Emergency Kit & General

[Finch Haven]

I was looking into getting a quarantine kit, mite treatment, calcium for daily use or emergency, just really here to ask all you breeders what do you keep??
I kinda wish we had a sticky of before you buy you need this this this and this...lol

( For Zebra Finches & Gouldians )

I have been looking at http://ladygouldian.com/catalog/morning ... e-products & http://www.morningbirdproducts.com/products.html

So list all / any that you think is a necessary or just good to have in case. Cause I am looking through the list and thinking okay..maybe that maybe this...so figured I would come here and ask what do you keep and give for quarantine, sick, breeding pairs, eggbound, molting, or anything else I can think of. Thanks

As I do plan on breeding and this will be my first time. I am asking for some "noobie" help on a shopping list

[L in Ontario]

This has been discussed on here many time. Try searching for First Aid Kit and/or Emergency Kit in the Search Function at the top right of your screen.

Everyone has different items that they consider basics.

Just a few of mine are -

Small Hospital Cage
Heat Lamp
Band removal tool
NV Powder
Vitalize
Guardian Angel
Liquid Calcium
General vitamins
Scatt
Worm Away
Pipettes
Toothpicks

Do the search and you'll get a good idea of what's required when keeping finches and/or other birds.

[Finch Haven]

I see I guess I just did it wrong was trying to find the names of items used. Ah well..thanks sorry for asking already posted info.

[lovemyfinch]

If you are looking to choose a kit out of those sites, I would personally go with the morning bird starter kit, fairly complete

[moonrise]

If you plan to breed them, I'd add handfeeding formula and something to handfeed the babies with (I use a banding tool), just in case you have to supplement or take over completely.

Some pet stores carry handfeeding formula; some don't. If you need to feed a baby quickly, there's not really time to go hopping from one pet store to the next ... much less order it online and wait for the shipment to arrive.

[dan78]

Basic quarantine for me is food and fresh water and then later a worming agent, I personally don't like to medicate birds which aren't sick but that's just me and everyone does what they feel is right.
Equipment and meds which I like to keep handy are heat lamp and small cage (hospital cage), moxidectin, baycox, coopex, mite and lice spray, calcium plus, soluvet, codliver oil, bird wormer, ivomec, triple c and when I can get it spark or first aid. These are products which I try and stock at all times but sometimes useby dates do pass. I only try and use certain ones when birds are sick which are moxi, baycox and triple c, while others are used for worming or mite control and only once and a while. Soluvet is used after a sick bird is recovering as this contains alot of vitamins and minerals which will help a recovering bird bounce back. Spark or first aid is used when a bird first becomes sick and treatment starts as this can give them the boost of energy to help the meds fix the illness. Coopex (don't know the name in America) I also use to help eradicate mites but also spray aviery to help kill/stop ants and other annoying insects.
Everybody will have different meds or tools as these will help them in their situations. If I had time I would consider a hand rearing formula to assist sick birds needing food but to tired to eat.