Where can I buy metronidazole for chickens?

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I need to buy some metronidazole for my chicken, but the only place I can find it is TSC. The problem is that the chicken that needs it only weighs a little over a pound, so I would have to split the pill into 5 pieces, and I don't think that's really possible. Is there anywhere else I can get it in smaller doses?
 
The reason it's mostly unavailable is that it's totally on the 'never use it' list for poultry in the USA. See FARAD.org for the (very short) list of approved drugs for chickens.
Mary
 
Maybe cheat a bit for a rooster, he won't ever be laying eggs...
It's about saving the good stuff for human infections, so not having it enter our food supply, and promoting antibiotic drug resistance.
Mary
 
Folly's place said:
Maybe cheat a bit for a rooster, he won't ever be laying eggs...
It's about saving the good stuff for human infections, so not having it enter our food supply, and promoting antibiotic drug resistance.
Mary
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Actually, that's not why it's banned. It's banned because it's been shown to cause cancer. I I did a thread about this, Let me see if I can find it.
 
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...onidazole-for-chickens.1524900/#post-25687823
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