Good Witch Homestead Herbal Remedies For Birds

Herbal Remedies for Birds

Our tried and proven remedies. All herbs are organic, resourced from our land, picked, dried, cured, infused, etc in our apothecary. What we couldn't grow ourselves, has been purchased from trusted farms.

Egg Bound Hen Soak

Egg Bound happens more often than we'd like to think about it. It's essential to have on hand a soak for the hen, to aid her in passing the egg safely without breaking. This is one of those care items I never go without in my Chicken Aid.

Run a bath to only reach the hen's neck. At all times be careful and sustain hen in the soak so she won't drown. Add lukewarm water and one pack of Egg Bound herbs and epsom salt. Soak for 30 minutes. Transfer her to dark location with only calcium water (can add one cup of oyster shell to one cup water and provide hen just that)

Contains FOUR Soaks

$20

Baby Chick Boosting Tea

For New Hatchlings, a treat to boost their little system.

I find this particularly loved by Kikirikis and Seramas, as their little bodies enjoy a warm drink rather than ice cold one during their first week of life.

Elderberry flower, Echinacea, Raspberry leaf, Chamomile flower, Calendula, all very mild herbs on their digestive track but full of goodness.

20 tea bags. One tea bag makes a half gallon drinking tea. Give warm or lukewarm twice a week.

$20

Chicken Dewormer

Natural Chicken Dewormer , both preventative and asap treatment if worms are detected.

Epazote, garlic, sage, chamomile powders, nettle, carrot, elder, wormwood, rue, hyssop.

To use - 1 tablespoon onto feed every 2 weeks for prevention. These are herbs and powders chickens enjoy, there is no overdoing it.

For asap treatment - use 2 tablespoon of herb and powder to make a one gallon tea. Cool. This is your chicken water they should drink for the day. Repeat day two.

4 oz

$20

Vitamin B Booster & Immuno Powder

We started using this powder mix after a few cases of wry neck in our early days. Wry neck in Silkies can be genetic but the majority are vitamin deficiencies, especially B vitamins. If your flock experiences lameness in the legs or wry neck, I highly recommend adding ONE teaspoon to one lb of feed for chicks, and TWO teaspoons per bag of feed for adults. Each teaspoon is full of vitamin B with focus on Niacin.

12 oz container - $19

Brewer's yeast, garlic powder , oregano powder, echinacea powder, sage powder, catnip powder, alfalfa powder, sage

Healing Salve for the Feathered Dragons

This is made with our feathered friends in mind. A salve gathering all the goodness of thyme, rosemary, calendula, chamomile infused oils (not essential oils) propolis and Vitamin E oil with just a touch of Frankincense in a thick beeswax salve to heal all the combs and skin wounds.

A little goes a long way

2 oz - $18

4 oz - $32

Adult Immuno Herbal Blend

All the good stuff Momma Nature intended to keep our feathered friends healthy and thriving. From herbs like Echinacea, Oregano, Thyme, Elderberry flower , Plantain, Sesame seeds for a little extra protein, garlic granules for a natural antibiotic, Cinnamon, Goldenrod flowers as anti-inflammatory and also delicious, etc. Packaged fresh and organically harvested during our Summer months. From our feathered friends to yours.

4 oz for

$20

Nesting Box Flower and Herb

When we used to free-range, before the threat of hawks and foxes and daytime raccoons, we sat and watched the girls laying eggs and resting in our garden. They loved the Mint beds, the Sage, the Dahlias and Goldenrod at the end of the Season, when it's head was falling down to its feet. They loved the Rosemary and Thyme. We tried our best now, that they are penned in a large area, to provide them with all those goodies from the garden. In Winter, when all is snow covered, they are spoiled with this mix we harvest from our own gardens and dry it on the porch. Especially for the long, cold, gloomy winter season, when they do not have access to the garden gifts they love. Now, that's what I call LOVE for our chickens . We fill our pantry with ALL canned goods for the long winter, it's only fair to plan for our friends too.

What you will find in this pack that is about 5-6 generous handfuls of herb and flower :

Organically harvested Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Goldenrod, Elderberry leaf, Dahlias, Clover flower, Dandelion, Lavender and Calendula, etc.

$20

New Hatchlings Booster

Developed with our young chicks in mind, this combination of herbals, fruit and vegetables powders has been tested by our friends. We wanted real and down to earth remedies that acted on our young chicks' bodies without the harsh impact some store purchased products delivered.

Sage, Calendula and Chamomile powder, echinaces powder, raspberry, spinach, carrot powder, probiotics and electrolytes and a few others in one small package meant to last 21 days for 20 chicks.

4oz

$20

The Fancy Hen - Floral Mist

MANY times I walk in from the barns and my sweet child would say my hands smell like chicken bum. Or stale horse carrots (from touching chickens). Chickens are naturally stinky. They smell like dirt and feather oils and sometimes when I throw mint leaves into their bedding, they smell like wonderful mint. And they love it. Have you ever watched your chickens after you change their bedding, or when you add florals to their nest ? They could bring you the moon, they are so happy.

They will dance and bock bock, and call to everyone about their good fortune. This mist I designed it for our show birds - if we go thru the trouble of giving them a full spa day, they should smell fancy too, right ? It's a very pleasant and relaxing blend of Chamomile Hydrosol, Peony, Calendula Jasmine and Cedarwood. No additives and no chemicals. I also use it on some of my birds in the yard, and I swear they walk with their chests even more pushed out there. The Calendula will help them

100 mls glass spray bottle - $25

Pet Anxiety Oil Blend

Our 'first born' as we always love on him, best buoy and guardian of the yard, friends with a cat and chicken butt-sniffer has a fear of loud noises , from thunder and fireworks to motorcycles going down the road.

This oil is designed for pets like him, to calm their anxiety and give them a chance to take a breath and relax. This is not a spray, because most dogs do not love the spray action, but an oil you can add around their neck a half hour if possible, before car rides, thunderstorms or stressful events.

Chamomile, cedarwood, angelica. No additives or chemicals.

30 mls glass dropper vial - $22

Breathe Easy - a poultry topical oil relief

Using essential oils as alternative or supportive treatment to conventional methods is gaining attention, as it should. Plant medicine is the FIRST medicine, not the 'alternative' as modern medicine tries to label it today. There are multiple studies backing up the use of plant as medicine.

We use this essential oil diluted blend as a preventative method to viral sicknesses in our back yard flock. It's a blend of Rosemary, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Clove, Camomile, Ginger, Peppermint, Oregano and Thyme, carefully diluted to keep our birds healthy. It has an anti-inflammatory effect and also has the ability to thin mucus and help birds breathe better, effects beneficial during hot and dry summer season when increased dust pose an additional burden for the airways and the panting rates increase along with rising temperatures. The antimicrobial effects also have a positive influence on decreasing pathogen pressure and customers have reported using this product in birds with sinus infections and have noticed extreme improvement.

30 mls dropper vial bottle - $12

60 mls dropper vial - $20

Apply to comb, wattles, under wing and feet as preventative once every 3 -4 weeks or apply daily when you notice a bird struggles (gasps) for air.

"I came across Good Witch when I was looking for new genetics for my white silkies. Hers are so amazing, we recently signed up for 4H and will be taking one of her hens to show. Her hatchling boosters and then adult boosters helped us keep our flock healthy and happy. We (all my family) love the teas she makes. We mostly ask for nice sipping tea, but occasionally we use the sleep tea and it works quick! We're happy to have found an honest little business where we can get cute chickens and good remedies." - Ashley O.

'' Just here to review the eggs! I incubated all winter and spring. All my flock is solely from Good Witch and they are all such cute little fluff nuggets, I can't get enough of them. My kids are so excited to have super fluffy and puffy chickens with great personalities they can hold and cuddle. I always had amazing hatch rates with her eggs and packaging has been top notch." - Breanna Krause

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"I tried the Breathe Easy on a bird I purchased online and arrived with a sneeze. I was so worried, and of course the seller said they sent it out healthy. I didn't want to cull it out of my flock, so we reached out and got the Breathe Easy. It arrived in 2 days and started treating the bird asap. This was Wednesday. By Saturday, the bird bounced back to a naturally happy bird, with no sneeze and a healthy appetite. Since, we ordered a bunch more products and always have been extremely happy with, but this was our first Good Witch purchase." - Sash