will tylan work for chickens with respiratory infections?

[urban chicks]

i asked and they have it at cvs, so can i use the ones for humans or do the syringes have to be special for chickens.

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

I would assume the needles would be smaller for people, the larger gauges are for larger livestock.

Make sure the syringes you get are small enough to show 1/2 cc

 

[Eggcessive]

i asked and they have it at cvs, so can i use the ones for humans or do the syringes have to be special for chickens.

I would get 3cc syringes and 22 gauge 1 inch needles or 25 gauge 5/8 inch needles or a couple of each. I would give 1/2 ml/cc of Tylan 50 for 3-5 days

 

[aggiemae]

Hopefully you already found needles and syringes you needed at CVS.

If not. Do you have any friend or family that are diabetic? Insulin syringes are not marked in CC's, they are marked in "units" but you can measure out the does into something small (like a clean bottle cap and draw it into an insulin syringe. Pharmacies have syringes with needles , you might need an RX but pharmacists can actually use their discretion to dispense them. Another place to try is a 24 emergency vet office, they seldom treat chickens so they would not be loosing business.

Duramycin 10 (tertracycline) is water soluble but the problem is that a sick bird might not get the necessary dose. So I give it in a 10 cc syringe of water. It cheap and has a long shelf life.

I use VetRX poultry Remedy. It's old school, it won't cure a clod but it really does clear up the nasal discharge. The directions for it's multiple uses are inside the box.

 

[urban chicks]

thanks every one and i already got the needles, i was wondering for how many days are the eggs uneatable?

 

[Eggcessive]

Since Tylan is used off-label in chickens, some say to wait up to 14 days. But according to this thread, there is a 1 day withdrawal after using Tylan: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/447353/tylan-50-egg-withdrawal

 

[dawg53]

There's a one day slaughter withdrawal period after using tylan soluable powder.
There's a 7 day withdrawal period after using tylan injectables:
http://ultimatefowl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tylan

 

[urban chicks]

thank you

 

[DragonFlyFarms1]

Have a 2 year old 4 lb Araucana and she has frothy white bubbles in both eyes. I have 26 chickens and so far she is the only one with this. I have had High levels of ammonia as the days are now getting warmer. And wondering if I should use tylan as a precaution. She is now in the house isolated from the other chickens. Would also want to know how other chicken caregivers in MI are able to keep ammonia levels down. We are ventilated well but the litter in the coop has to come out but the weather is still to cold to do a total clean out.

 

[urban chicks]

Have a 2 year old 4 lb Araucana and she has frothy white bubbles in both eyes. I have 26 chickens and so far she is the only one with this. I have had High levels of ammonia as the days are now getting warmer. And wondering if I should use tylan as a precaution. She is now in the house isolated from the other chickens. Would also want to know how other chicken caregivers in MI are able to keep ammonia levels down. We are ventilated well but the litter in the coop has to come out but the weather is still to cold to do a total clean out.

im not sure what to do about ammonia but for mine dylan worked pretty good but even now sometimes her eyes get a little bubbly and watery but she's very well very energetic eating well and laying huge eggs, good luck with yours hope she gets better