I think my pullet is near death. :-(

[TubbyChicken]

I just sent dh back to TSC to pick up some Sulmet. Should I still give the injection of Tylan to the bird who is wheezing?

Our vet is closed until Tuesday and I'm too concerned to wait that long for treatment. How much Sulmet should I put in a large rabbit waterer?

I'm sorry for all the questions. I don't want anything bad to happen to our poor birds. I wouldn't have imagined that I would feel this attached after only a week.

So...to go over this again. I'm treating my birds with Sulmet. Possibly giving the raspy bird an injection of Tylan 50. Cleaning out the coop, replacing the bedding, mixing in some stall dry, spraying a diluted bleach solution and replacing the waterer. I also bought a nutritional supplement to give all the chicks.

Is there anything else I can do?

All that my TSC has is Sulmet in pill form, they are out of the powder.

 

[speckledhen]

I use Sulmet liquid; in fact, that's all Ive ever seen. And do not give them Sulmet and Tylan at the same time; it's way too hard on their systems. The only dosage I know is 2 Tablespoons of Sulmet in one gallon of water for two days, then half dosage for four to eight days (bottle says four, but I've needed to go a tad longer for cocci). I dont know how much a rabbit waterer holds to tell you the dosage.

 

[TubbyChicken]

I'm giving all of the birds 1/4 cc of Tylan 50 (All of the pullets...I have two hens who I'm not medicating yet as they seem fine and are cooped seperately)

How often do I need to repeat this?

 

[Chicabee19]

First, I have to say how distressful it is to know you got so many sick birds! I'm so sorry for you right now.

Those pics really enforce the story - it wouldn't have the same effect without them - makes me triple sure I will quarantine any birds that join my household.

GSE - Grapefruit Seed Extract - is a wonderful natural anti-everything!

I use only GSE to clean my kitchen since I am allergic to almost everything, and I drink a drop or three daily in my sea-salt water.

I love that stuff!

 

[speckledhen]

We would use 1/2 cc given just under the skin at the back of the neck once per day for 5 to 7 days. If a bird is real small then we might use 1/4 cc. That is the recommended way to give Tylan 50 from Dr. Peter Brown from Feather Fanciers.

 

[TubbyChicken]

Most of my pullets are about 9 weeks...I have one bantam and another smaller pullet. Should I give them all 1/2 cc? I was just worried about giving them too much...and 5-7 days?! I hope they don't completely hate me by the end of all this.

It's so relieving to know I can give the injection in the back of the neck...I gave it in the chest (side opposite the crop) based on instructions I found online. I would be much more comfortable adminsitering the injection on the back of the neck.

Thank you for all your help!

 

[chicknmania]

Hopefully you haven't buried her yet, can you get a necropsy done? Most states will do one, but you have to bring the body to them within twenty four hours. It might be ILT, also, if it is there's a vaccine you can get that is easy to administer and will help both the ones already sick recover and immunize the ones that aren't, and if you get the right kind they won't be carriers. ILT and Coryza have almost identical symptoms, although I don't know about the crud under the wings being associated with ILT.

 

[speckledhen]

At 9 weeks old, I'd say 1/4 cc is the correct amt. I'd give a grown hen the 1/2 cc unless shes a tiny bantam. I agree that symptoms of several things look similar. And they wont even flinch, probably, if someone holds them and another person gives the injection.

 

[TubbyChicken]

I hate to treat the hens who are thus far seeming unaffected. If I can get my hands on some GSE I'll put a few drops in their waterer and wait and see I suppose. Would you advise that I go ahead with their treatment? The man who we purchased them from said all the hens were vaccinated and up to date on vetting...Pullets and chicks were not so fortunate obviously. :|

If I do start them on Tylan how long do we we avoid eating their eggs and would it be safe to boil and offer the eggs to the birds?

I'm sorry for all the questions. I really appreciate all the advice and support.

 

[speckledhen]

My dilemma is that I wont use antibiotics for birds with respiratory illnesses so I may not be the best to advise you. If I was going to treat my birds for this type thing, I would just treat them all since the sick ones have exposed the rest of the flock to whatever they have.
How long not to eat the eggs is just a guess since there is not any FDA approval for this drug in egg-producing birds at all, hence, no established withdrawal. I would not eat the eggs for about two weeks AFTER the end of the treatment is over and certainly not during. They can eat the eggs during treatment, but the two weeks following, they will have residue in the eggs and you would, in effect, still be medicating the birds, although, not to a great extent. I'm not sure exactly how much drug residue is in the eggs in this case.
Depends on what the hens were vaccinated for-if they were vaccinated for cocci, they could have anything else. If they were vaccinated for ILT, they could have anything except that.And if a live vaccine was used, the hens are carriers, possibly. I never vaccinate any birds for anything, so I dont know what a vet would vaccinate a hen for, like she was a dog. You'd need to know what vaccines were used, in order to narrow it down, I think.