Antibiotics for geese

[mary5412]

Had another animal killed last night. 3 live traps ignored. Now getting leg hold traps and getting an electric fence.

 

[Miss Lydia]

So sorry. Don’t you lock your birds up at night? No way I could leave mine out. And talk to @Magnolia Ducks about electric fencing before you buy. Did you lose one of your new birds

 

[N ID Goose mom]

I’m so sorry.

 

[mary5412]

So sorry. Don’t you lock your birds up at night? No way I could leave mine out. And talk to @Magnolia Ducks about electric fencing before you buy. Did you lose one of your new birds

I keep most of the birds locked at night. The spare roosters are kept in an outdoor pen, they got killed. The coop and pens are encircled by a 7 foot fence, a 1/2 acre.

 

[mary5412]

So sorry. Don’t you lock your birds up at night? No way I could leave mine out. And talk to @Magnolia Ducks about electric fencing before you buy. Did you lose one of your new birds

I've had electric fencing before at my last house.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Nice place you have for them. Any idea what got them? sorry for your losses.

 

[BrandySC]

Baytril should not have been prescribed by a bird vet for a duck, goose, chicken, or other food/poultry bird. Baytril is a high-powered antibiotic which may NOT be legally used in food animals except under very strict limits - and those limits don't include poultry.

Antibiotics in general are restricted in meat/egg animals - even if you can get them over the counter, one is not supposed to use them in animals for which that drug isn't labeled (if the label on the drug says 'for use in poultry for infection' for example, then it is labeled for poultry.) This is to prevent drugs getting into the meat and eggs we eat.

If you have more questions, please see a farm vet or check out farad.org

I assume it's treated differently if it is strictly a pet and not intended for meat.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You can purchase Baytril online so you don't have to go through a vet.