Antibiotic

[ed33935]

In general if I suspected some kind of infection, what would the dose of antibiotic, amoxicillin be for a 5lb hen? How much per lb? Anyone have a reference or source for this info?

 

[BDutch]

I wouldn’t give any antibiotics if you don’t know exactly what is wrong. You can do more harm than good giving AB’s.

What are the symptoms?

 

[ed33935]

I wouldn’t give any antibiotics if you don’t know exactly what is wrong. You can do more harm than good giving AB’s.

What are the symptoms?

I’m having an issue with soft poop. It was greenish, today was brownish so things seem to be moving in the right direction. She had a fecal and it showed threadworms and pinworms. I’m treating her for that with safe-guard. But I’d like to know, for the future, not for this case, how to dose. I don’t have a chicken vet locally.

 

[BDutch]

I know that a chicken needs a lot of resistance to stay healthy. If you administer antibiotics you kill not only the bad bacteria but the good ones too. After such a cure, even if doing it correct, a chicken often gets sick shortly/a few months after you finished the treatment.

I never ever gave my chickens antibiotics. And Im not intending to start giving any. I have 3 oldies of 9 and 10 yo.