California - Northern

[CackleJoy]

Okay, so, sick chickens. I posted about this yesterday. Two of them sound like they have a cold when they sneeze, but look and act fine otherwise.

-Do the chickens need to be treated, or is it like with a dog when they get a respritory infection you can just let it run it's course and they'll get over it?

-Are their eggs safe to eat while they are sick, or do I need to discard the eggs from the two sick hens?

-Do I need to treat the entire flock?

-I was told to use Tylan...can I put it in their water?

-It seems there are different forms of Tylan, which one do I buy?!

HELP. I'm so lost here. Sooo many questions that Google isn't helping me with. I just want my babies to feel better.

Tylan injections are great - except you are liable to cause deaths while learning to inject chicks. That's not a personal statement - rather a group "you." I know I killed 3 chicks while trying to learn. The lady at JS West said she's killed adults trying to use the injection. Injecting chickens is hard to do! A diabetic style needle would make it easier than the long ones but TS doesn't carry short needles.

JS WEST in Modesto is starting to mix a feed with Tylan in it. Does your local feed store have such a thing? I'm thinking that would be the way to go. Wet is so it's like mash and the chickens will gobble it down.

Edited to say that I've had pretty good results with Tetracylicn - and no that isn't the correct spelling. Its a common antibiotic added to their water. Its found in almost all feed stores. I did the math and it's something like 1.5 Tablespoons per gallon but if you do the math and have scales, weighing it out per gram is a more accurate dosage.

 

[BCollie]

Thanks for the responses. I called my feed store and they said that they Have an antibiotic called Dermatin? Dermacin? that goes in their water. Will this work? If there's a chance I could kill a hen with the injectable then there's no way I will do it.

 

[chiqita]

Personally I think tylan in the food is a bad idea it hurts to eat itthey will just starve.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for the responses. I called my feed store and they said that they Have an antibiotic called Dermatin? Dermacin? that goes in their water. Will this work? If there's a chance I could kill a hen with the injectable then there's no way I will do it.

It's probably this:
http://www.durvet.com/dl/Durvet-Poultry-Brochure.pdf

Duramycin-10 - dosing listed in pdf

-Kathy

 

[BCollie]

Thanks for the responses. I called my feed store and they said that they Have an antibiotic called Dermatin? Dermacin? that goes in their water. Will this work? If there's a chance I could kill a hen with the injectable then there's no way I will do it.

It's probably this:
http://www.durvet.com/dl/Durvet-Poultry-Brochure.pdf

Duramycin-10 - dosing listed in pdf

-Kathy

That's probably the right one. It's cheap, $10, but is it effective? Is there a withdrawal period for eggs?

 

[chiqita]

That's probably the right one. It's cheap, $10, but is it effective? Is there a withdrawal period for eggs?

These are all actual antibiotics. No eating or hatching eggs

 

[QueenBubbles]

Hi, I just joined and live in NorCal. I read thru the debate about where the line is and want to add my thoughts. You are NorCal if you use 'hella' as an adjective (as in "That is a hella cool coop you built") and SoCal if that use makes you want to hurl.

 

[BCollie]

That's probably the right one. It's cheap, $10, but is it effective? Is there a withdrawal period for eggs?

These are all actual antibiotics. No eating or hatching eggs

For how long?

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for the responses. I called my feed store and they said that they Have an antibiotic called Dermatin? Dermacin? that goes in their water. Will this work? If there's a chance I could kill a hen with the injectable then there's no way I will do it.

It's probably this:
http://www.durvet.com/dl/Durvet-Poultry-Brochure.pdf

Duramycin-10 - dosing listed in pdf

-Kathy

That's probably the right one. It's cheap, $10, but is it effective? Is there a withdrawal period for eggs?

It's efficacy will depend on the bacteria. Oxytetracycline would be better, I think. Check to see if they have that... It might be called "Oxytet" or something like that.

FWIW, if they were mine and just sneezing I wouldn't treat them, I'd wait until I saw more serious symptoms.

-Kathy

Disclaimer: Zero experience treating respiratory infections, just researched many of the drugs used to treat them.

 

[BCollie]

Thanks. So do you guys think I shouldn't treat unless more symptoms come up besides the wet sounding sneeze?