Moderately expensive, and solutions must be discarded daily to be within recommended guidelines. Can be used as a hand soap replacement and when diluted as a wash for soiled chicks. Recommended as a treatment for the umbilicus of newly hatched chicks. Iodophores or tamed iodines used at full strength are effective against a broad range of bacteria and fungi and their spores. Work equally well in warm or cold water and have a long shelf life.
Tamed iodines are gentle to bird and human tissue and possess limited vapor production.
Not effected by hard water. Readily available for purchase. Available in a detergent form as well as a solution. Iodophors can stain tissues and some materials. Can cause drying and cracking of skin with long term use.