Gallimycin label question - "replacement pullets"?

[gumpsgirl]

Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay :

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THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just reviewed the 2008 Feed Additive Compendium which is the BIBLE of regulations for every approved medicated feed additive in the USA and found the following medications were in fact APPROVED for use in laying hens producing eggs intended for human consumption.

Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate at 4 to 50 g/ton and 10 to 25 g/ton.

Bacitracin Zinc at 4 to 50 g/ton and 10 to 25 g/ton.

Erythromycin at 92.5 g/ton.

Tylosin at 4 to 50 g/ton and 20 to 50 g/ton.


Jim​

Very good info., Jim! I think that information is worthy of a sticky myself. Thanks for sharing it!

 

[keljonma]

Lazy J [b :

THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/b]

I just reviewed the 2008 Feed Additive Compendium which is the BIBLE of regulations for every approved medicated feed additive in the USA and found the following medications were in fact APPROVED for use in laying hens producing eggs intended for human consumption.

Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate at 4 to 50 g/ton and 10 to 25 g/ton.

Bacitracin Zinc at 4 to 50 g/ton and 10 to 25 g/ton.

Erythromycin at 92.5 g/ton.

Tylosin at 4 to 50 g/ton and 20 to 50 g/ton. Jim

If you read the entire post, you would have seen that I was quoting Dr Peter Brown from his site, Featherfancier.com​

 

[jmc]

Lazy J Farms Feed & Hay :

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THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just reviewed the 2008 Feed Additive Compendium which is the BIBLE of regulations for every approved medicated feed additive in the USA and found the following medications were in fact APPROVED for use in laying hens producing eggs intended for human consumption.

Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate at 4 to 50 g/ton and 10 to 25 g/ton.

Bacitracin Zinc at 4 to 50 g/ton and 10 to 25 g/ton.

Erythromycin at 92.5 g/ton.

Tylosin at 4 to 50 g/ton and 20 to 50 g/ton.

Jim​

So here is yet ANOTHER 'authoritative' answer! I am inclined to follow this one, in fact.

Thank you, dear 'poster'

But notice all the 'authoritative' answers we can get. Everyone (i.e., the various professionals or 'para professionals' we consult or read, DO MEAN WELL AND ARE EDUCATED (way more than I am

)

But still, no one can really give us the 'last word'. There is only One who can do that.....

thank you, Jim. A copy of that would be nice to see!!!

 

[jmc]

Now how to convert grams per ton into ml or fl. oz. One is a weight measure, the other a volume measure!

Again, great info. But good luck converting it easily into useable form

Probably better to just skip antibios altogether, and just cull away. it's alot cheaper, at least if your bird is not a 'pet'.......

 

[wishin4chicken]

John -- After reading this forum for three months and trying to learn as much as possible BEFORE we get chickens, I am beginning to believe your last comment is true. As much as we all hate to hear it, maybe culling is the best way.

I read what our "senior forum members" say with care. This is from one of yesterday's threads.

MissPrissy:

Any sign of respiratory illness and I cull - meaning I remove the bird from my barn, kill it, burn the body and bury the ashes. It has been many years since I have had to do anything like this - hence why I began a very long time ago and continue to have a closed flock. Any new additions to my flock I hatch myself.

Michele.

 

[Wynette]

I know that Cynthia (Speckledhen) practices the same procedures as MissPrissy with her flocks, as well. I understand and support those that choose to cull; however, how do you know when a sneeze is just a sneeze...or something more? By the time you give the bird an additional day or so to see, it could, by then, infect your entire flock. So, you cull a bird when it sneezes once? Seems a bit drastic to me....JMO.

 

[jmc]

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Yes, it does.

I have no experience really, and am trying to learn as I go, even though I have been reading up all along--here and in books/articles.

It is so touchy an issue. Maybe the best thing to do is to quarantine first before 'culling away'.

I am still trying to find my path in all this, as with medicating--as you have seen, good Wynette! I had no idea it could be so tricky

 

[Wynette]

Nor did I, John. My first birds were hatchery birds, and I have had no issues with them. All the issues I've had have been with hatched eggs. A good friend and I have been pondering this for some times, as she has also had some weird issues with hatched eggs, but nothing with her first batch of hatchery birds. The only common denominator we can come up with is that our hatchery birds were vaccinated. I don't know if that's the answer or not, but we've had enough trouble to make both of us think twice about ever hatching again, which seems sad. So, we've decided to vaccinate any future hatches.

We both pay good attention to cleanliness in our coops and runs, feed the best feed we can, give nutritious treats, and make sure they have enough space and can get in out of any bad weather. What more can we do other than vaccinate at birth?

 

[IowaBlueHen]

I just ordered Gallimycin from Jeffers, we thought we just had CRD and were treating them with VetRx, which helps with the symptoms.

But our chickens started to get sicker, and one died, our beautiful light brahma. Then we inspected closer and realized it was Coryza spreading through our little flock of 36 hens and 3 guineas. Scratch that...now 35 hens.

We started them on Gallimycin 2 days ago, and they are healing fast. We went from heavy labor breathing, coughing, and sneezing, to just a few tiny sneezes today. One of my daughters pets, Phyllis Diller (Polish Laced) was extremely ill, we were afraid we were going to lose her, and overnight we saw such a difference in her.

Gallimycin really works, and I trust my vet, she treats all farm animals.
We are supposed to wait 14 days after treatment before harvesting any eggs for consumption.

 

[gumpsgirl]

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That is exactly correct! You want to give the eggs a full egg cycle to allow the Gallimycin to cycle on through. The head vet in the poultry science dept. at VA Tech. told me this also. I sure do hope your chickens get better soon. Were you told how to cull out the carriers and that you need to scrub your waterers daily with a clorox/water solution to prevent the antibiotics from building up? Just curious.