Mycoplasma getting worse… eye swelling and sealed shut. Next steps?

[Poultrybonkers]

Tylan hides symptoms untill stress brings it back out again. If one has it they all do some just might never show symptoms while weaker ones will. Only time i ever had that was when buying other peoples birds culled them all and never bought peoples chickens again and never had a problem again

 

[azygous]

Are you aware of the proper dosage for the Tylan 50? We don't inject it as it's corrosive to tissue at the injection site. Instead, we use a needle syringe to withdraw the dose, around .5ml for an average chicken, remove the needle, and give it orally directly into the beak two times a day for five days.

 

[Kiki]

Tylan works best given every 8 hours.

 

[Sunshine Chick]

Are you aware of the proper dosage for the Tylan 50? We don't inject it as it's corrosive to tissue at the injection site. Instead, we use a needle syringe to withdraw the dose, around .5ml for an average chicken, remove the needle, and give it orally directly into the beak two times a day for five days.

I’m not aware of the proper dosage, besides what I’ve been told here. The average chicken is around 5lbs, so does that mean .1ml per lb, twice daily? The other comment said .25ml per lb 3 times daily… I need to make sure I get it right, I’m finally able to give her her first dose. And I would not inject it anyway if at all avoidable. I’ve never given an animal a shot before, so I’d be scared of doing it incorrectly.

 

[Sunshine Chick]

Tylan works best given every 8 hours.

Thank you! I’m guessing you mean 3x daily, then? I need to make sure I get the dosages right…

 

[Eggcessive]

Thank you! I’m guessing you mean 3x daily, then? I need to make sure I get the dosages right…

The dosage was given in post 8, 0.25 ml per pound given orally 3 times daily for 3-5 days.

 

[Sunshine Chick]

Tylan hides symptoms untill stress brings it back out again. If one has it they all do some just might never show symptoms while weaker ones will. Only time i ever had that was when buying other peoples birds culled them all and never bought peoples chickens again and never had a problem again

Yes, that’s the sad part about this disease… they call it stress disease for a reason. I imagine it was my uncle’s chickens who brought over a myriad of diseases. That, and rotating them over the same bit of pasture this Spring and Summer without proper rest periods in-between. And overcrowding. Bad mix. I did a lot of my learning this year, and sadly it made for some sick birds.
It makes a sense why many people like you don’t integrate birds into their flock unless they’re from a good hatchery.

 

[Sunshine Chick]

The dosage was given in post 8, 0.25 ml per pound given orally 3 times daily for 3-5 days.

Okay, I’m going to go with that dosage. I’m guessing the other post which said “.5ml for the average chicken” was not correct. Thank you again!

 

[Kiki]

It's best to do your best to avoid bringing disease in to your flock.
Unfortunately people don't usually find out about this until it's too late. This meaning quarantining and how easily disease spreads in poultry.

 

[Sunshine Chick]

It's best to do your best to avoid bringing disease in to your flock.
Unfortunately people don't usually find out about this until it's too late. This meaning quarantining and how easily disease spreads in poultry.

Oh yes. How easily.
At least I know more about that now. The birds I have in the future will be better off. There’s a lot of good, helpful info on this site.

Chicken owners would be better off if they knew to dig in and really know their stuff before they buy any birds. So many people (like me) jump in headfirst, then go “uh oh” when they run into problems… aaaand then it’s a scramble. I don’t think most people understand just how much there is to keeping poultry.

Though I imagine it’s a ton easier when you have clean birds with no funky diseases introduced to them. Hard to avoid that completely, when even wild birds can introduce things. But by and large, had I not introduced new chickens before properly quarantining and medicating them… I imagine a lot of the illness wouldn’t have happened.

Farmers who keep healthy animals are truly ninjas.