Hello. I haven't posted on BYC in such a long time haha! Good news is I was recently hired by Tractor Supply in my town and they have all the things I need for my babies! So I have three chickens now. I have Penguin {Rooster; Plymouth Barred Rock Bantam X Old English Silver Duckwing Bantam}, Dusty {Hen [Penguin's favorite and most loyal hen]; Plymouth Barred Rock Bantam X Nankin Bantam}, and our new girl Pharaoh {Hen [Very close to being of age to start laying; Have NOT been integrated with Dusty and Penguin yet because she is emotional attached to her coop haha;We HAVE been putting her in the pen Penguin and Dusty are in for increasing hours but returning her to her small coop so she can de-stress]; Golden Seabright Bantam}.
Penguin this past winter (which was HORRIBLY BRUTAL) became sick. I have a forum (many forums) I posted about it for antibiotic help etc., I still have the Tylan 50 I injected him with (it's good until next month and I just used it but not to inject; you'll find out what I used it for further down in this post) as well as the Vet RX and Oxycycline (However you spell it haha). I have {LOVELY} customers in TS that I've been getting valuable information from {mainly chicken owners}. I have changed their bedding to FLAKE SHAVINGS that EVERY CHICKEN OWNER USES THAT COMES IN OUR STORE (I can't get over it hahahahaha). I've also had a vet come in that works on dogs, cats, chickens, and ducks. I racked her brain a bit and [THANK GOD] Penguin didn't have bird flu because it would have killed him {AND HE GOT BETTER}. He had some sort of nasty upper respiratory infection that made him cough/sneeze {Call it what you'd like} and it sounded mucusy. I started him on Oxycycline in his water as well as his hen and their son {I don't have him anymore he was given to a new home and killed by something
}. Then I subjected him to Tylan 50 shots {One shot for three days} and then subjected everyone to Vet RX. Well he survived the winter but the coughing/sneezing still continued but a lot less mucusy. They all are doing it but he is the worst. I don't want him to go into winter with that dang cough/sneeze because I don't want to repeat last winter.
So about 10 minutes ago, I went outside and gave everyone new, fresh water {In Penguin and Dusty's pen they have two one quart water and in Pharaoh's coop she has one one quart water}. I added Oxycycline to all three of the quart waters as well as 2 CC of Tylan 50 into Pharaoh's water and 4 CC into each one of Penguin and Dusty's water. The other day I had changed everyones' bedding to the new stuff that everyone recommends as well as putting some Oxycycline on everyone's late lunch food. I had also recently bought Feather Fixer 18% [Or 16% I can't quite remember] and that was added to everyones' daily feed. But because Penguin and Dusty are spoiled brats {UGH AREN'T THEY ALL} I gave them strict chicken feed with the Feather Fixer mixed in {With the Oxycycline mixed in too} and of course they looked at me like "***? Where are the sunflower seeds? Where are the meal worms? Where is the birdseed? Where is the cracked corn?! YOU MONSTER!"
Anyway, I will end up having to get more Tylan 50 {Or what ever you guys recommend that I can mix into their water; A lady in the store said Tylan 200 but I want you guys to tell me what you think} and Oxycycline at some point when we end up getting low as well as the Vet RX.
Is there ANYTHING more I can give them {Medicated feed, other antibiotics, immune boosters, etc} that will keep them healthy during this winter? And is it ok to mix Tylan 50 into their waters? Please, tell me EVERYTHING I can do to keep them healthy and happy chickens during the winter!! Thank you!! <3
Penguin this past winter (which was HORRIBLY BRUTAL) became sick. I have a forum (many forums) I posted about it for antibiotic help etc., I still have the Tylan 50 I injected him with (it's good until next month and I just used it but not to inject; you'll find out what I used it for further down in this post) as well as the Vet RX and Oxycycline (However you spell it haha). I have {LOVELY} customers in TS that I've been getting valuable information from {mainly chicken owners}. I have changed their bedding to FLAKE SHAVINGS that EVERY CHICKEN OWNER USES THAT COMES IN OUR STORE (I can't get over it hahahahaha). I've also had a vet come in that works on dogs, cats, chickens, and ducks. I racked her brain a bit and [THANK GOD] Penguin didn't have bird flu because it would have killed him {AND HE GOT BETTER}. He had some sort of nasty upper respiratory infection that made him cough/sneeze {Call it what you'd like} and it sounded mucusy. I started him on Oxycycline in his water as well as his hen and their son {I don't have him anymore he was given to a new home and killed by something
}. Then I subjected him to Tylan 50 shots {One shot for three days} and then subjected everyone to Vet RX. Well he survived the winter but the coughing/sneezing still continued but a lot less mucusy. They all are doing it but he is the worst. I don't want him to go into winter with that dang cough/sneeze because I don't want to repeat last winter.So about 10 minutes ago, I went outside and gave everyone new, fresh water {In Penguin and Dusty's pen they have two one quart water and in Pharaoh's coop she has one one quart water}. I added Oxycycline to all three of the quart waters as well as 2 CC of Tylan 50 into Pharaoh's water and 4 CC into each one of Penguin and Dusty's water. The other day I had changed everyones' bedding to the new stuff that everyone recommends as well as putting some Oxycycline on everyone's late lunch food. I had also recently bought Feather Fixer 18% [Or 16% I can't quite remember] and that was added to everyones' daily feed. But because Penguin and Dusty are spoiled brats {UGH AREN'T THEY ALL} I gave them strict chicken feed with the Feather Fixer mixed in {With the Oxycycline mixed in too} and of course they looked at me like "***? Where are the sunflower seeds? Where are the meal worms? Where is the birdseed? Where is the cracked corn?! YOU MONSTER!"
Anyway, I will end up having to get more Tylan 50 {Or what ever you guys recommend that I can mix into their water; A lady in the store said Tylan 200 but I want you guys to tell me what you think} and Oxycycline at some point when we end up getting low as well as the Vet RX.
Is there ANYTHING more I can give them {Medicated feed, other antibiotics, immune boosters, etc} that will keep them healthy during this winter? And is it ok to mix Tylan 50 into their waters? Please, tell me EVERYTHING I can do to keep them healthy and happy chickens during the winter!! Thank you!! <3
