Second sick hen

[azygous]

The dose is .10cc per lb
Use a 20 gauge needle. given in the breast muscle, alternating sides each time.
once a day for at LEAST 3 days. 7 days is about the limit for safely injecting.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

The dose is .10cc per lb
Use a 20 gauge needle. given in the breast muscle, alternating sides each time.
once a day for at LEAST 3 days. 7 days is about the limit for safely injecting.

Agreed

 

[ZedikerStation]

If you are giving orally then her dosage would be .025 ml and if through injection it’s .10cc per pound (20 gauge needle)

It will definitely be oral. .25 ml is pretty small in a syringe. Do you mix it with something like water to get it down?

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

It will definitely be oral. .25 ml is pretty small in a syringe. Do you mix it with something like water to get it down?

You can mix it with water. It’s recommended to inject it but Ive read you can when diluted with water.

 

[azygous]

Digging up insects isn't the only way chickens can get infected with bacteria. Darkling beetles, present almost everywhere, carry harmful bacteria. Rodents carry bacteria. You may never know where they got it. But the symptoms indicate infection, deadly infection, so treating with an antibiotic would be the safest route to take.

Giving penicillin orally is not nearly as effective. You do not have to be absolutely precise in the dosage. You are trying to save the chicken's life. A little too much won't kill her or cause antibiotic resistance.

 

[ZedikerStation]

It will definitely be oral. .25 ml is pretty small in a syringe. Do you mix it with something like water to get it down?

Correction!!! All they have is injection. Any crash course on application? They have 20ga. Needles in 1/2" through 1-1/2"....

 

[ChicNmom]

I would go with 1/2 inch. You just need to get it in the muscle. Breast is biggest. Part the feathers and insert in the thickest part alternating sides of the keel bone.

 

[ChicNmom]

Correction!!! All they have is injection. Any crash course on application? They have 20ga. Needles in 1/2" through 1-1/2"....

See above. Also the last time I did injections my hens didn't even twitch. I was worried about hurting them but they didn't seem to care that much.

 

[ZedikerStation]

See above. Also the last time I did injections my hens didn't even twitch. I was worried about hurting them but they didn't seem to care that much.

On the way to pick up the supplies. She's the smallest hen we have and there's not much meat on the breastbone. I'm assuming I can't go too far through with 1/2 inch needle?

 

[ChicNmom]

Correct. Her skin isn't that thick if you think it's too long you could just not insert it in as far as a 1/2 inch.