Tylan 50 injection amount in water dish?

[Shandina]

I brought tylan 50 because everyone said its good for respiratory infections in chickens, but I didn't know it had to be injected. I don't have any needles and I don't feel comfortable injecting it myself anyways. Can I put it in their water dish? I have one hen that's been sick for over a month with a rattle and sneezing, she hasn't gotten any worse but she hasn't gotten any better either. I have been putting vetrx in their water to see if it would help but she's still sick. She has no discharge that I can see from her eyes or nose. But my other chickens are sneezing here and there and one other one seems to have the rattle. So I want to treat it asap. I have 3 silkies and 4 brown hens i think could be sexlinks. How long to treat for? and how much do I put in their water dish if they all use the same one? Any help is appreciated!.

 

[Eggcessive]

Tylan 50 can be given orally, but it needs to be given to each individual chicken at a dosage of 0.2 ml per pound 2-3 times a day for 5 days. Do you know how much they weigh? Silkies are about 2 pounds. I would guess the sex links are maybe 4-6 pounds. It needs to be withdrawn with a needle and syringe, or you can remove the top metal and rubber stopper from the bottle with pliers, and withdraw it with a syringe. I would only treat birds with symptoms, not all of them.

If you could take it back and ask a vet for Tylan Soluble Powder, that may be used in a water bowl.

Tylan will treat the symptoms of respiratory disease if it is caused by mycoplasma (MG.) It could be a virus called infectious bronchitis which does not respond to Tylan, and which may last about 4-5 weeks. The symptoms of IB are sneezing mostly. Since this has spread though your flock, it sounds more like IB. That would have to run it’s course. It can can a decrease in laying, and wrinkled egg shells.