Turkey with fowl pox?

[casportpony]

Yes, the Tylan 200 is pretty concentrated to give as an injection into a bird's breast muscle, but you can give it orally. The Tylan 50 is preferable to Tylan 200 for chickens, and turkeys, too, but you don't want to be giving more than 2 ml in an injection--1 ml is plenty.

If I were to give it orally I think I would give it at least twice a day.

-Kathy

Disclaimer: I've only used it once by injection, never orally.

 

[Frizzlett]

I going to do it orally.

 

[Radler]

Is this the same Tylan

used for cattle?

 

[casportpony]

Is this the same Tylan

used for cattle?

Yes.

-Kathy

 

[Radler]

Thanks.

 

[casportpony]

Yes, the Tylan 200 is pretty concentrated to give as an injection into a bird's breast muscle, but you can give it orally. The Tylan 50 is preferable to Tylan 200 for chickens, and turkeys, too, but you don't want to be giving more than 2 ml in an injection--1 ml is plenty.

Wouldn't a 30 pound turkey need more than just 2ml of Tylan 50? Not saying that the turkey in this thread weighs 30 pounds, but one of mine does.

-Kathy

 

[Eggcessive]

Wouldn't a 30 pound turkey need more than just 2ml of Tylan 50? Not saying that the turkey in this thread weighs 30 pounds, but one of mine does.

-Kathy

That's why I brought up using the Tylan 200--Tylan 50 is probably not practical in such a big bird, because of the volume needed for a shot. However, either one can be used orally. Tylan 50 is really much better for chickens.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Okay, I was confused, which seems to happen a lot lately.

So if one had a 30 pound turkey they would give 1.5ml of Tylan 200 instead of 6ml of the 50, right? (hope I'm not confusing anyone

).

-Kathy

 

[Eggcessive]

Okay, I was confused, which seems to happen a lot lately.

So if one had a 30 pound turkey they would give 1.5ml of Tylan 200 instead of 6ml of the 50, right? (hope I'm not confusing anyone

).

-Kathy

Sounds good.

 

[casportpony]

So 1 ml of Tylan 50 per five pounds works out to be 22mg/kg. For those that are OCD about dosing you can use the formulas below


22mg/kg of Tylan 50 - Weight of bird in pounds, divide by 2.2, times 22, divide by 50.

2 pound hen: 2 ÷ 2.2 x 22 ÷ 50 = 0.4ml of Tylan 50
25 pound hen: 25 ÷ 2.2 x 22 ÷ 50 = 5 ml of Tylan 50 (too much volume, better choice is Tylan 200)

22 mg/kg of Tylan 200 - Weight of bird in pounds, divide by 2.2, times 22, divide by 200

2 pound hen: 2 ÷ 2.2 x 22 ÷ 200 = 0.1ml of Tylan 50
25 pound hen: 25 ÷ 2.2 x 22 ÷ 200 = 1.25 ml of Tylan 200

Seems that if one is going to use Tylan on birds that weigh 2 pounds or more that Tylan 200 might be the better choice?

-Kathy

Edited to add:
If I ever decide to buy Tylan again I think I will get Tylan 200.