Hello from Indiana!!! A couple questions right from the start!! :-)

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I have been reading a lot of posts on here to get information, but never joined. I figured it was time. :) We have 24 chickens right now, all different kinds. We really enjoy our Jersey Giants and our Cochins. We do have a Brahma roo named Ben, and another roo named Graham, but I don't know what kind he is.

Right now, we are experiencing some sickness with our flock. We have determined it is a respiratory issue. We gave our flock Tylan50 today for the first time, so hopefully that starts working. I do have a question though. How often should I give it to them? I read on here to either inject it into their neck or the breast. I used the neck today. Also, this is probably a stupid question, because I know what I feel the answer is, but I am going to ask to make sure. If I am to give it to them for a few days, do I use 24 different needles each day? I was wondering if I would be able to use the syringes on multiple birds, and just not needles, or what. Like I said, I am guessing that I use different ones each time, but that's just the germaphobe in me. :)

Anyway, I want to thank everyone for all of your posts on here. My husband and I can sit for hours just reading about people's flocks!!! I never knew chickens would be our biggest entertainment factor, or that we would love them as much as we do!!!!
 
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:) I figured so too. But, I thought I would ask to see. I wouldn't use a used needle on me, but I am new to this whole chicken thing. I was told we should give it to our whole flock as preventative or something. Just trying to take care of our friends. :) Thanks for the response.
 
Welcome to BYC. Respiratory diseases in poultry are contageous. Survivors are carriers. You can treat with antibiotics, they only mask the symptoms and the birds are never cured, more powerful antibiotics will be required eventually. You'll have to maintain a closed flock indefinitely. No new birds in nor birds out, no selling eggs for hatching. Some respiratory diseases are passed through the eggs. Your other option is to cull the sick birds and hope the others remain disease free. Perhaps culling the sickest bird and having a necropsy performed will determine what you're dealing with. You can contact your state dept of agriculture to find out how to go about doing it.
As far as the tylan injectable goes, its quickest effectiveness is injecting into the breast, you dont want to use dull needles. However, it can be given orally...1/2cc once a day for 5 days but no more than 7 days. Smaller birds such as banty's, dosage would be 1/4cc orally. Have someone hold the bird and pull the wattles down and her mouth will open. Squirt the liquid in her mouth and immediately release the wattles letting the hen swallow the liquid on her own. If you dont she could aspirate.
 
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Welcome to you!
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I can't imagine trying to treat 24 birds through injections!! When I treated ONE of my girls for respiratory issues, I injected her in the breast area (alternated breast side each time) for three days straight. I bought 1/2 inch insulin needles from a pharmacy - a bag of them was pretty cheap. If you know your birds well, maybe you could use one syr/needle per bird - each marked specifically for each bird so that there's no "sharing of needles."???? I'm not crazy about putting meds in water, because you don't know for sure who got how much of the meds, but it's certainly an easier method.
 

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