Two of my chickens are standing still, puffed up and are closing their eyes

[coach723]

Sulfa is good for lots of things. Antibiotics can help if it's bacterial, but if it's viral they won't. Sometimes it's hard to know if it's viral unless a necropsy is done. I would only treat the bird, or birds that are showing symptoms. It's best to give it orally direct to the bird so that you know they got the correct dose, if they are ill they often don't drink enough to get the correct dose of medications mixed in the water, and some medications won't mix, they will just settle out. Enrofloxcin that you can get without a prescription is usually liquid, Amoxicillin is usually capsule or tablet.

 

[jerrysgirl1984]

Which one should i try?

 

[jerrysgirl1984]

Which one should i try?

This is the text from my feed store
Is what they have good?

 

[coach723]

You will need to order enrofloxacin, I usually get mine here:
https://jedds.com/products/enrofloxacin-10?_pos=1&_sid=7acea8efe&_ss=r
It's given orally.
Amoxicillin also probably needs to be ordered, it's sold as fish mox or aqua mox, one source here:
https://fishmoxfishflex.com/collect...-equivalent-aqua-amoxicillin-250-mg-100-count
Jedds has amoxicillin also, but the tablets are only 10mg, so you'd end up using a lot of them. Amoxicillin is given orally.
@Eggcessive gave the dosages in her post.
If you want to do the penicillin at your feed store it will be injectable, so you will need needles and syringes also.
Instructions on giving injections can be found here, scroll down to how to give injections and note there are particular instructions for penicillin as the particles are large:
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/how-to-give-chicken-medicine

 

[jerrysgirl1984]

You will need to order enrofloxacin, I usually get mine here:
https://jedds.com/products/enrofloxacin-10?_pos=1&_sid=7acea8efe&_ss=r
It's given orally.
Amoxicillin also probably needs to be ordered, it's sold as fish mox or aqua mox, one source here:
https://fishmoxfishflex.com/collect...-equivalent-aqua-amoxicillin-250-mg-100-count
Jedds has amoxicillin also, but the tablets are only 10mg, so you'd end up using a lot of them. Amoxicillin is given orally.
@Eggcessive gave the dosages in her post.
If you want to do the penicillin at your feed store it will be injectable, so you will need needles and syringes also.
Instructions on giving injections can be found here, scroll down to how to give injections and note there are particular instructions for penicillin as the particles are large:
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/how-to-give-chicken-medicine

Thank you very much I went to the first link and ordered the liquid it's going to take a while to get here I was able to get her confined to her own cage while I'm waiting for this to come I'm going to go ahead and give her the fishmox I cut the pill in quarters. I really appreciate all the help thank you all so much

 

[Eggcessive]

It is always best to give antibiotics orally to the sick bird to make sure they get enough and the right dosage. Never medicate chickens with antibiotics who are not sick. The fish mox is a good idea. Enrofloxacin is a more broad sprectrum antibiotic that treats a lot of different bacteria that amoxicillin may not treat as well.

 

[jerrysgirl1984]

Thank you very much I went to the first link and ordered the liquid it's going to take a while to get here I was able to get her confined to her own cage while I'm waiting for this to come I'm going to go ahead and give her the fishmox I cut the pill in quarters. I really appreciate all the help thank you all so much

I contacted Clemson University vet program and the lady who is in charge of poultry Veterinary sent me information about doing the necropsy if the bird passes away. But she also told me that it is illegal for me to give my chickens (Enrofloxcin (Baytril) is illegal to give to chickens, especially food poultry (eating eggs).
I ordered this and it's supposed to be coming in today I planned on starting giving the birds this medication. Should I still proceed with the medication? Also it says online that you should never eat the eggs from a chicken treated with this can you advise further

 

[coach723]

Yes, it's banned(not licensed) in chickens that are used for food, some vets will prescribe it for a bird that is a pet. Many on this forum have used it, I have personally used it. The issue is the possibility of causing a bacteria that is resistant to the medications, article linked below. You will not get in trouble for using it. Some advise a 28 day withdrawl for eggs, some advise a lifetime withdrawl. Another article on that linked belolw.
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/recalls-withdrawals/withdrawal-enrofloxacin-poultry
https://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-medication/baytril-used-to-treat-respiratory-problems/

 

[jerrysgirl1984]

Yes, it's banned(not licensed) in chickens that are used for food, some vets will prescribe it for a bird that is a pet. Many on this forum have used it, I have personally used it. The issue is the possibility of causing a bacteria that is resistant to the medications, article linked below. You will not get in trouble for using it. Some advise a 28 day withdrawl for eggs, some advise a lifetime withdrawl. Another article on that linked belolw.
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/recalls-withdrawals/withdrawal-enrofloxacin-poultry
https://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-medication/baytril-used-to-treat-respiratory-problems/

Thanks so much

 

[jerrysgirl1984]

What if this is the avian bird flu I don't see any options for antivirals for chickens online