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[Harley's girl]

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yes it is him.

 

[menageriemama]

Here is the description of symptoms for CRD: " No symptoms or droopiness, coughing, sneezing, rattling, gurgling,swollen face, nasal discharge, ruffled feathers,frothy eyes, squeaky crow, loss of appetite, darkened head, yellowish droppings" If it is CRD, tylosin or erythromycin may help, but any survivor will be a carrier

. Hope thats not what it is...

 

[Barnyard]

She said that he didn't have any symptoms other than the bubbly eyes. That is why I am leaning more towards sinus's.

 

[Harley's girl]

OK I have him separated in his own area. I have washed all the waterer's with hot soapy bleach water. Our feed store closes at noon on Sat and I am not sure if TSC has any antibiotics! I will be calling them. And I need to ask for Tylan-50? And that is an injectable? Thank you again for all of your help.

 

[Harley's girl]

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If that is what it is......will he always have to be separated?

 

[Harley's girl]

I just called TSC. THey do have the Tylan-50. What is the dosage that I am to give to Harley?

 

[Barnyard]

Tylan 50
1/2 cc in breast for 3 consecutive days for adult sized birds.
1/4 cc in breast for 3 consecutive days for bantam sized birds.



Notes
Make sure you angle the needle so you inject just under the skin, and not deep in the muscle tissue.
You will need to use a large needle on your syringe due to the solution thickness of Tylan. (20 to 22 gauge needle works best)
Make sure you inject in a different spot each day.
Tylan can be purchased at most farm supply stores, over the counter in the cattle section.





Here is the info on it.

 

[dlhunicorn]

Here is the info I have on file:
http://www.afn.org/~poultry/newsletr/1996/psep96.pdf
Chicken Medications
by Dr. James Barton and Clarence Gillihan
(excerpt)
".....Bacterial Diseases:
Purchase a bottle of Tylan 50 and several 3cc
syringes with 25 to 30 gauge 1/2" needles. Give your hen 1 to 1 1/2 cc. of Tylan under the skin of the neck .........Continue daily injections for three days but not more than five. Withdrawal time is one month. Tylan does not have much activity against coccidia, but it is very good against Mycoplasma bacteria which is responsible for some respiratory diseases.

To inject Tylan 50, pull the hens feathers back
to reveal the skin on base of the the neck on her back. Lift the skin up and insert the needle gentlty but firmly into the skin just far enough to allow the Tylan to be injected. You will be able to feel it. Be careful that you do not inject yourself. Make certain that you do not push the needle through the skin and out again not injecting
at all...........................
Because Tylan is so powerful, it is recommended
that you purchase some Beneficial Bird Bacteria
and feed it to your chicken after she recovers.
Tylan wipes out all the benficial bacteria that is normally present in a chickens digestive system. Also, Tylan can kill skin cells near the site of the injection so you should not use anything stronger than Tylan 50 - a stronger variety, Tylan-200 is also available at your local feed store, but this will likely do more harm than good.

When purchasing syringes, get them from a
local drug store. The 'human' grade needles are a little sharper than the vetrinary grade. The cost is about the same and your hen will thank you...."

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Probably would be a good idea to go ahead and start him on plain yogurt once or twice a day while on the antibiotics. I also read somewhere that you can put a bit of Vicks Vapor Rub near his nostrils. This can help him get rid of phlegm.

 

[Harley's girl]

How will I know if it is just a cold or if it is CRD? And will he forever be quarantined from the rest of his flock? I am getting really sad now. If he is banished from the run I don't know what he will do.. I don't know what I will do.