For least soreness, you can daub her eyelid with warm water or flush it with saline solution to help get crud loose.
Tetracyclines' effectiveness is diminished by dairy products & some minerals (http://books.google.com/books?id=Gp...Ba0T-zWctj1E#v=onepage&q=tetracylines&f=false pg 396), so if you give these, space them a couple hours from when the chickens have access to medicated water.
Its absorption is also diminished some by eating food at the same time, so I'd either just give full dose in water instead of also in food, or give a higher-than-normal level of medicine to compensate for some of it not being absorbed. In deciding which way to give medicine, take note of whether the birds seem to be eating &/or drinking enough--medicine taste might affect that
You should give Tylan intramuscularly, if possible. I would use a needle 25 gauge or thinner (higher number) if possible, since IM injections are fairly harsh on a chicken. I've read you can give up to .5 cc per bird -- but high amounts tend to make chickens not feel like eating very much plus give a lot of muscle soreness, so be careful about that. You might try to offer extra yummy treats mixed into their food to help encourage them to eat more.
If they'd be helpful, there is also some info on medicines on the Chicken Medicine Chart page on my PoultryPedia.com website, and some info on Giving Injections on my Poultry Podiatry page (I know--not an intuitive location
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Best wishes!
Tetracyclines' effectiveness is diminished by dairy products & some minerals (http://books.google.com/books?id=Gp...Ba0T-zWctj1E#v=onepage&q=tetracylines&f=false pg 396), so if you give these, space them a couple hours from when the chickens have access to medicated water.
Its absorption is also diminished some by eating food at the same time, so I'd either just give full dose in water instead of also in food, or give a higher-than-normal level of medicine to compensate for some of it not being absorbed. In deciding which way to give medicine, take note of whether the birds seem to be eating &/or drinking enough--medicine taste might affect that
You should give Tylan intramuscularly, if possible. I would use a needle 25 gauge or thinner (higher number) if possible, since IM injections are fairly harsh on a chicken. I've read you can give up to .5 cc per bird -- but high amounts tend to make chickens not feel like eating very much plus give a lot of muscle soreness, so be careful about that. You might try to offer extra yummy treats mixed into their food to help encourage them to eat more.
If they'd be helpful, there is also some info on medicines on the Chicken Medicine Chart page on my PoultryPedia.com website, and some info on Giving Injections on my Poultry Podiatry page (I know--not an intuitive location
Best wishes!
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