Must have pre-bird health supplies

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Are there 1st Red-tailed hawk must have health supplies you would recommend to have on hand before capturing your 1st hawk?

Such as Vitahawk, Jerry's antiseptic spray, etc

Thank you

[yosemity71]

The one thing I would recommend is mite & lice spray.

[MarkT]

First off I would say feed you hawk a healthy balanced diet and don't waste your money on supplements. Next, before you head out trapping, make sure you know where your closest avian vet is located. Then as yosemity suggested, get some mite and lice spray. A good number of wild red tails your going catch are going to have flat flies. I've been doing this over 30 years and it still makes my skin crawl when I catch a bird and see the flat flies. Other than that, most of the things you would use for first aid on you bird you are likely to already have in the house.

[Falcon Boy]

I agree with both of the above posts.