Swollen leg

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony can you please give the site for allbirds.com I am on my phone I can’t do it from here thanks

 

[lrwesso]

@casportpony can you please give the site for allbirds.com I am on my phone I can’t do it from here thanks

I found some. It’s added to the water from what it says.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine says add to water also. Keep us updated.

 

[casportpony]

I found some. It’s added to the water from what it says.

That's what the instructions say, but those instructions are for pet birds, not chickens, ducks, or large birds. The medication must be given orally by weight. Let me know how much your duck weighs and I will calculate a dose for you. If you're good at math, the dose is 10 mg/kg twice a day for five days.

 

[lrwesso]

I have my little female with him to keep him company. Will it hurt her if she drinks it? So sorry I am very new to this and I love my ducks and want the best for them.

 

[lrwesso]

That's what the instructions say, but those instructions are for pet birds, not chickens, ducks, or large birds. The medication must be given orally by weight. Let me know how much your duck weighs and I will calculate a dose for you. If you're good at math, the dose is 10 mg/kg twice a day for five days.

Ok so not to the water? Is it by syringe in the mouth then?

 

[casportpony]

Ok so not to the water? Is it by syringe in the moth then?

Yes, syringe by mouth. It's 0.045 ml per pound of body weight orally twice a day.

 

[lrwesso]

Oh this will be fun
He already hates me and I can’t even explain how sore my arm is from all hit bites.

 

[casportpony]

The drug is very bitter (don't ask me how I know, lol), so if put in water they usually won't drink the water, *and* the drug can bind with the calcium in hard water, which would make it less effective.

 

[casportpony]

For those interested I created this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/baytril-enrofloxacin-sources.74374/