Amprolium mg per chicken

[Kiki]

You have to explain the why.
Why does only 1/2 teaspoon equal whatever...
Why does the percentages 9.6% vs. the 20% Corid differ/ the same.
You know the regular stuff that needs to be spelled out in English! LOL

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[tony guinn]

Welcome to BYC!

Oral drench amount is 20 mg/kg (9.1 mg per pound)
one teaspoon of Corid powder = ~540 mg
mixing 1/2 teaspoon with two teaspoons of water will give you a solution that's ~27 mg/ml.

Does that make sense?

Yes it does, thanks

Not to a "normal" person that part doesn't.

You have to know that in 20% corid powder there is 270 mg of amprolium. Then u have to know that the is basically 5 ml in a teaspoon. So if you add 270 mg of amprolium to 10 ml of water you get 27 mg amprolium to 1 ml of water. Since the correct dosage is 9.1 mg per pound of bird, 1 ml of solution treats a 3 pound chicken. Easy math. My problem is I couldn't find the info where you use 9.1 mg per pound.

 

[casportpony]

Why does only 1/2 teaspoon equal whatever...

one teaspoon weighs 2.7 grams

20% means that 20% of the powder is actual medication, the other 80% is "stuff".

20% means that there's 200 mg amprolium and 800 mg "stuff" per gram. 200 mg + 800 mg = 1000 mg = 1 gram

One teaspoon is 2.7 grams x 200 mg = 540 mg, so 1/2 teaspoon is 270 mg.

Yes it does, thanks

You have to know that in 20% corid powder there is 270 mg of amprolium. Then u have to know that the is basically 5 ml in a teaspoon. So if you add 270 mg of amprolium to 10 ml of water you get 27 mg amprolium to 1 ml of water. Since the correct dosage is 9.1 mg per pound of bird, 1 ml of solution treats a 3 pound chicken. Easy math. My problem is I couldn't find the info where you use 9.1 mg per pound.

The 9.1 mg per pound was hard to find. I found it on one vet's website:

This is the link where I found that:
Source: http://www.manorvets.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Manor chickens.pdf

and I extrapolated it based on what a growing chick might drink, and from a few veterinary drug handbooks.

 

[Kiki]

one teaspoon weighs 2.7 grams

20% means that 20% of the powder is actual medication, the other 80% is "stuff".

20% means that there's 200 mg amprolium and 800 mg "stuff" per gram. 200 mg + 800 mg = 1000 mg = 1 gram
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One teaspoon is 2.7 grams x 200 mg = 540 mg, so 1/2 teaspoon is 270 mg.



The 9.1 mg per pound was hard to find. I found it on one vet's website:
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This is the link where I found that:
Source: http://www.manorvets.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Manor chickens.pdf

and I extrapolated it based on what a growing chick might drink, and from a few veterinary drug handbooks.

 

[casportpony]

Non laying adults drink about 5% of their weight
Growing chickens drink up to 20% of their weight
Laying hens drink 13% or 15% ( I can't remember)

 

[sbhkma]

Not to a "normal" person that part doesn't.