Tetracycline Dosages

[FarmerJessie]

Hello,

I have a hen who has some stool around her vent feathers and is a bit under weight. My mom recommended putting Tetracycline powder in her water. I bought a packet yesterday at TSC and read the directions. There is 10 grams of medicine in the package and the chicken dose is 400-800 mg in 1 gallon of water. Can someone help me figure out what that would be in teaspoons or tablespoons? Any suggestions would be appreciated if you have had other ways you have treated your birds.

Thank you!

 

[Peepthis541]

If its the same pack I got, I was advised to use 1 level tablespoon per gallon. 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon, so I divided 128 oz (1 gallon) by 6 for half teaspoon measured dose batch, which mixes into 21 oz of water.
I have a blender with a 20 oz mark, so I just hit a bit above that mark and put a half teaspoon in. Supposedly, you have to remix a new batch daily. Perhaps the medicine deteriorates with time. So I have made these 20 oz batches so to not be overly wasteful.

By the way, I am using Durvet Duramycin-10

Good luck!