Treating upper respiratory infections

[Eggcessive]

Lunarcure, what are some of those new diseases called? Most of the common poultry diseases discussed here on this forum have been around for many years, and have been described in poultry books for decades. Even avian influenza has been around for close to 30 years.

 

[hillrunner]

How many dosages are in a bottle of Tylan?

 

[casportpony]

How many dosages are in a bottle of Tylan?

What size bottle? Tylan 50 or Tylan 200? What size bird?

Kathy

 

[hillrunner]

Tylan 50 A couple Austrlorps a couple Games and a Brown Leghorn. Went on Vacation came back to a coop full of sneezing coughing birds. a couple sound congested.

 

[hillrunner]

Is a 18 gauge to big of a needle?

 

[Eggcessive]

That is pretty large--some use that for thick penicillin, but a 22 gauge or even a 20 would be better. The smaller the needle, the less damage to the skin and muscle. The thickness of the medication is what matters, and Tylan will go through a 22 gauge needle just fine. Only inject 1/4 inch into the breast muscle, and pull back on the syringe to make sure you are not in a blood vessel (or heaven forbid, the heart.)

 

[hillrunner]

Ill take them back I grabbed it from the 22 section. Bah!

 

[casportpony]

Tylan 50 A couple Austrlorps a couple Games and a Brown Leghorn. Went on Vacation came back to a coop full of sneezing coughing birds. a couple sound congested.

I've only used Tylan once, so I can't recommend a dose, but if I were going to use it I would probably give .6ml to .8ml per 2.2 pounds. Based on that, a 5.5 pound (2.5 kg) hen would get 1.5ml to 2ml.

Caution, Tylan injections can cause injection site muscle damage.

-Kathy

 

[Eggcessive]

I would use 1/2 ml for under 5 lb, and 1 ml of Tylan50 for 5 lb and over once a day for 3 days, but no more than 5 days. A bantam would receive 1/4 ml. Any amount much over 1 ml in a chicken may need to be given in a separate shot. Tylan is one of the cattle medicines used off label by chicken people, and there will be different dosages listed. I've only given it once for 3 days, and 1 ml was sufficient, and did no harm. Many prefer giving it twice a day, just depends on the link.

 

[hillrunner]

How long does it take to sterilize needles?