Dosage for flock in water

[Lochloosachicks]

I was recommended to only treat affected birds, but I have 24 and I know that I have seen symptoms from at least half of them. My rooster is having trouble crowing now. My 5 week olds are separated and being treated an amoxicillin type antibiotic in their water(SMZ) I don't have enough for the entire flock for 10 days.

I also Have Tylan 50 liquid-can that be put in water or does it have to be powder? The lady at TSC said it could be either, but I haven't read that anywhere.

I have 9 full grown birds(8 hens and 1 rooster) and 8 ten to twelve week old birds(7 hens and 1 rooster) They all share a coop and water. I don't have the availability to separate anymore. How can I treat all of them without over/under dosing? I just feel like I can't individually dose some and put it in the water for others.

Could I use oregano or anything in the water that would help? I can individually dose them, but I think it will drag it out and it's getting hard to keep track of with this many.
I would love suggestions from experts.

So far I have only put VetRx and ACV in the water, fed them fresh herbs and dosed the really gurgly Brahma with 3/4cc SMZ(from vet) which seems to have improved her.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

First, what is the illness?

 

[casportpony]

I guess you could try Tylan 50 in the water, but you would need a lot of it I think. One teaspoon of Tylan Powder has ~3000 mg, so you would need 60 ml Tylan 50 per gallon.

 

[Lochloosachicks]

Something respiratory.
I brought 4 week old chicks home and they were sneezing with runny noses. I quarantined, but obviously not well enough. Their symptoms stayed the same and didn;t get any worse after a week, but I brought one to the vet anyway just to be safe. She prescribed SMZ for those 7 chicks, which I think is similar to amoxicillin.
This morning my Brahma(20wks)was gasping, gurgling and had a puffy face, my araucana has puffy eyes(18wks) and my rooster(speckled sussex 20wks) has a weird raspy crow. I also have a few 10-12 week old buffs, sex links sneezing and raspy now.
I am really freaking out now!

 

[casportpony]

Something respiratory.
I brought 4 week old chicks home and they were sneezing with runny noses. I quarantined, but obviously not well enough. Their symptoms stayed the same and didn;t get any worse after a week, but I brought one to the vet anyway just to be safe. She prescribed SMZ for those 7 chicks, which I think is similar to amoxicillin.
This morning my Brahma(20wks)was gasping, gurgling and had a puffy face, my araucana has puffy eyes(18wks) and my rooster(speckled sussex 20wks) has a weird raspy crow. I also have a few 10-12 week old buffs, sex links sneezing and raspy now.
I am really freaking out now!

SMZ is a Sulfa antibiotic.

 

[casportpony]

Call the vet and ask for more SMZ.

 

[Lochloosachicks]

I think I will! Thank you. I wonder of I can dose the big hens the same as the 10-12 week olds? and just put it in everyone's water. I did the math and it's like 4 cc's difference for the flock per day. That shouldn't make a huge difference. I'm assuming that it's not super exact being that it is in the drinking water anyway.

 

[casportpony]

I think I will! Thank you. I wonder of I can dose the big hens the same as the 10-12 week olds? and just put it in everyone's water. I did the math and it's like 4 cc's difference for the flock per day. That shouldn't make a huge difference. I'm assuming that it's not super exact being that it is in the drinking water anyway.

Let your vet know how many hens you have, the approximate weight of each hen, and how much water they drink in one day. With that info the vet should be able to tell you how much to use.