Safely Administering Oral Medications to All Poultry and Waterfowl

Very helpful article!

So very helpful. I've shared this with others several times and kept forgetting to rate it. Excellent!

I did not know that the opening led to the trachea so I am very pleased to learn that. I think you saved a few lives! I have only ever adminisitered to mammals before.

Thank you - this is so VERY helpful!

Brilliant vid. Very easy to follow. I can do this.

This by far was the best and safest explanation of doing this sort of thing !! Thank you,I almost did it wrong again.

Very informative, enjoyed it very much, thank you!

The best guide for avoiding aspiration. At first I didnt think I could do this but over the past few years Ive been able to medicate my ducks, geese, and chickens as needed without fear, because of this article, thanks

This was a great way of showing exactly how to administer medicine for a chicken. I haven't needed to do it yet and hopefully not for a long time but now I know the correct way, its a huge relief knowing this is out there.

Thank you so much for this very clear, helpful article! I had no idea how to properly proceed with oral meds (hasn't come up yet with my babies, thank goodness) but now I'll know precisely what to look for and where NOT to direct the syringe-full of medication...and what size syringe I need to acquire for my first aid kit. The photos make it so much easier to know where to safely aim that medication!

One of the most helpful articles I have found on administering medication so far! I especially like the pictures to accompany the explanation, a lot of other things I've read simply tell you to make sure you get the syringe in the side of the mouth, but there's no photo or explanation showing WHY placement is so important, and I feel like that lack of info could easily lead to accidental aspiration!

Excellent detail, between the very good photos and the video, this is perfect help for those of us who need to medicate birds. Thank you so much!

Extremely helpful; I greatly appreciate the pics

Extremely helpful information! Thanks for keeping the instructions simple and beginner friendly.

Helpful for home treating. Good article.

Loved this! Very informative, and not too long either! The pictures are extremely helpful.

High-quality photos, perfect and specific instructions! Thank you!

This is great. Pertinent information, concise and well edited with excellent, informative photos.

Very helpful article to me. I am using this method to give antibiotics to one of my chickens now! I don’t have a helper to hold the bird during the day, so I wrap her up in a towel like a mummy, with just her head sticking out. Then I set her in my lap and hold her head and neck straight with one hand and give the med with the other. It works like a charm!
The pictures of the bird’s throat structures were very helpful.
I never would have had the nerve to try this before I studied this article.

Excellent article.