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[SunAngel]

The powder you have is one of several that our TSC sells. I googled that one and came across several sites that gave the dosage as 1 Tablespoon per gallon of water and to give it for 5 days, which is the same dosing as Auramycin and Terramycin.

 

[farmgirlie1031]

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I just find where the most muscle is.

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

ok so one person say 1/2 tb per 5 gallons....another says 1 tb per gallon....i have teeny little waters. and Erin i saw Tylan 50 at tractor supply, but it didnt say anything about chickens on it, but i dont think its supposed to. i was thinking of getting that...what do you think?

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

ive been reading and people are saying that by injecting anything in the muscle you can cause permanent muscle damage. some people talk about injecting it into the mouth? what does everyone think about this. im trying to make a good judgment here. the only experience i had with antibiotics and chickens is i gave some amoxicillan to a hen (recommended by my dog/cat vet) and she died an hour later while having a seizure, i just pray it wasnt the antibiotic that did it. wont every use amoxicillan again just in case thats what it was.

 

[SunAngel]

I also found this on BYC

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=116644&p=2

 

[Msbear]

Id go with what Sunangel says. That sounds good. This was the conversion at the feed store when I bought there a year ago. Maybe we're talking about two different things. Im talking about a brand of duramycin and had teramycin written on it as well (I can't spell it) but I don't think it will hurt them if you're a bit off.

edited to say: tetracycline ....not teramycin

sorry I couldn't be more help.

 

[freerange freaks]

Hope I can help you with the conversion.

If you have Duramycin 10, then you have a package that says, "each pound contains 25g of tetracycline hydrochloride. Package contains 10g of tetracycline hydrocloride. Net wt of package 6.4oz (181g)"

So, for respitory infection dosage is 400-800mg of tetracycline 7-14 days, for sinus infection dosage is 200-400mg 7-14 days.

If it where me, I'd start with 400mg and if things don't start to look better after three days I'd increase dosage.

There is .055g of tetracycline for every gram of Duramycin 10.
Math: 10g(tetra) / 181g(total package) = .055g/g

If you need 400mg (or .4g) of tetracycline, then you need 7.3g of Duramycin in one gallon of water spit into two dosages (am and pm). Which is about 1 1/2tsp or 1/2tbsp per gallon split into two. And clean water in between.

http://www.drugs.com/vet/duramycin-10.html This is the link for dosages. I have no idea how many chickens this solution would treat. sorry I couldn't help more.

 

[lds_horselover2005]

I know someone that works with sheep. I have had to give penicillin to one of my chickens before and this lady gave a little advice. What she told me was find a place on the chicken that the skin is loose. (the best place I found is under the wing down closer to the leg) Pick the skin up off of the muscle (she said to make like a tent with the skin) and slide the needle in between the skin and muscle. Inject the meds and pull out. If you are worried about muscle damage try that. It works but I just noticed it took a little longer for the meds to adsorb so like switch sides every time so its not in the same place every time. When I worked at a hog farm, I was told if you give them a little bit stronger dose it would be ok, just don't make it too strong.

Injectables work faster and better. That is what I would try.

Oh and that big boy is just as georgous as ever....

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

thanks guys!! that helped!! i gave all 9 of them a shot in the breast, but i tried my best to get it just under the skin and not into the muscle. Then, I put some vitamins and electrolytes into their water. Ill do this 2 more times if im correct. My Black Rosecomb Boy is the best out of them all. I gave him a tad less than 1/4cc...which is practically nothing lol. it was super easy tho and nobody gave me a fight. i hope they start feeling better soon!

 

[QuailHollow]

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Not sure if you ended up going with Tylan50, but if so you sound like you're on the right track. I use 35mg/kg every other day for 3 days to dose my birds, and it has worked every time. I just posted this elsewhere, but I'll toss it here as well:

Dosing Tylan50 at 35mg/kg:

If 2.2lbs = 1kg or 0.455kg = 1lb;
-- then a 5lb bird is 2.3kg.
-- -- at a rate of 35mg/kg = 80.5mg of Tylan50 is needed to treat.
-- -- -- if each ml of Tylan50 is 50mg, then 1.6cc (or 1 3/5ths cc) is needed for treatment.

Using these measurements;
-- a 1lb bantam would be 0.3cc
-- a 2lb bantam would be 0.6cc
-- a 4lb standard would be 1.3cc
-- a 5lb standard would be 1.6cc
-- a 10lb young turkey would be 3.2cc
-- a 15lb turkey would be 4.8cc
-- a 20lb turkey would be 6.4cc
-- a 25lb turkey would be 8.0cc

This is only good for Tylan50. If you are dosing using Tylan200, please remember that it is 4 times as concentrated as the former. I hope this helps.

Edited to Add: When your dosages start getting too large to consider injecting one application, you will want to split the dosage to 2x or 3x daily. For example, I would not dose out a 15lb turkey with a 4.8cc injection all at once. I would dose the bird at 2.4cc 2x that day. Once in the morning, once in the evening. Then skip a day - and do it again.

I hope that helps.