spring fever....literally! MY HENS HAVE A COLD HELP!

[chickadee101]

thank you so much! i have fed them chopped garlic and tylan 50 so far, am i doing good?

 

[chickadee101]

yup! got some tylan 50 at my farm mart today! 50 mg each!

 

[casportpony]

How much do they weigh? A ten pound bird should get more than a five pound bird, right?

 

[dawg53]

I used to work for an avian vet and the first time I had a chicken with sinusitis (Upper Respiratory Infection) He said that it is very good to use antibiotics but to back up the antibiotics with a mash made of kale, garlic and olive oil. The Kale is high in beta carotene which supports the healing of mucous membranes, the garlic and the olive oil both have antibiotic properties which bacteria cannot gain a resistance to. I put all of these things into the blender along with some probiotics (because antibiotics will put stress on the birds intestinal flora) and some vanilla wafers (for flavor).

I do not give this to my birds as treatment, I give it to them as a supplement along with antibiotics. I keep a pack of water soluble tetracycline handy and I dose them for seven days at the earliest sign of an URI. I feed them my "mash' along with their normal ration. Upper respiratory infections in birds are extremely serious. If you can catch them early, you can treat with herbal and water soluble treatments. Once the infection becomes full blown, I would go with Tylan, Baytril or SMZ. SMZ is the safest med for young birds.

Kale and other veggies can cause thyroid problems. It would be best to use it sparingly. Here's a link:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm029

 

[Yazzo]

thank you! i just won't be able to get something today... but just wondering, could garlic ACTUALLY cure them? because that's all i can use today...

Garlic can and has cured my chickens of various ailments, and I've eaten it myself when I had the flu, and it drastically reduced the time I was sick. I also contracted Lyme disease, which is pretty serious, but was able to cure it with just garlic, something I'm still marveling over. As I said, it's a very powerful natural antibiotic. I highly recommend reading "The Healing Power of Garlic", the absolute best, most in-depth book on the subject, to get a little more insight into this. Again, I'm just beginning to discover how powerful it is when used right, and have been trying it in various ways with my chickens.

As for how much to feed your hens, I would go for one or two cloves per day, per hen. One would probably be enough, but it may be better to give them a bit extra. However, sounds like your hens are in pretty serious shape, so they probably need something a little more fast-acting, like what you are giving them now. The garlic will probably help a lot though to prevent this from happening again, if you feed it to them as a preventive treatment. Trust me, it DOES work for many things, and I'm amazed at what it can cure. At any rate, there is almost never harm in trying, as it's quite safe, but again, they probably need some really fast-acting treatment right now. Good luck!

 

[casportpony]

I'm sure garlic is okay, but many antibiotics have interactions with certain foods. Baytril, for example, should not be given with calcium or dairy products.

Edited to say: Just checked, no interactions are mentioned in Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook

 

[chickadee101]

good, i was about to ask about the reaction of 16% layer pellets, tylan 50, and garlic!

 

[chickadee101]

really, at this point, i am trying everything, giving them AS MUCH garlic as they can have, giving them AS MUCH tylan 50 as told! i don't want them to die because my dark cornish clementine is my favorite and just about the sweetest hen i have! and she practically looks like this right now!

xD just kidding! i have pictures of her on a thread i started called: WHAT TYPE OF CHICKEN HELP!

 

[dawg53]

The treatments you are currently giving her WONT work alone. Go to the link in post #9 and READ what it says about Infectious Coryza and LEARN what the PROPER treatments are.

 

[chickadee101]

i lost one out of the 3, this morning, but i installed a heat lamp and put a bin on iot's side with hay in it, with the heat light hanging in front of the bin, i also gave each one 50mg of tylan 50 again... i'm trying my hardest hoping for the best...