Keeping a Mycoplasma flock

[Ccort]

I live in southern Ohio, so we have the same climate. My chickens have always lived out in a wooden barn all winter and summer. The only time I felt they needed a little warmth was the 2 coldest weeks of early January when temps could be below 10. Since mine was an old drafty barn, I would just hang a very well secured heat lamp in the middle. It probably was not necessary though. Mainly I recommend providing good ventilation high up inside the coop in winter and summer. In winter I closed up the lower 2/3 of the windows during the coldest months, but they needed all the ventilation they could get in the humid summers. Chickens with exposure to MG can get symptomatic in cold winter or during a molt in hot summer. But there is no way to prevent that. Both Tylosin powder and Denagard are available without a prescription online.

Tractor Supply actually required a prescription for Tylosin, as does Chewy

 

[Ccort]

Tylosin comes from Jedds.com and dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days.
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder

Here is Denagard, but TiaGard is the same less expensive generic form:
https://www.amazon.com/Denagard-Liquid-Concentrate-Novartis-18277069/dp/B008N5PJQ4

https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-TiaGard-Concentrate-Generic-Denagard/dp/B0B4T4Y9B1

Ty!

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, you cannot buy Tylosin at feed stores anymore. It has to be online for pigeons. They get by with it because it is 99% Tylosin.

 

[Chopper923]

Tylosin comes from Jedds.com and dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days.
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder

Here is Denagard, but TiaGard is the same less expensive generic form:
https://www.amazon.com/Denagard-Liquid-Concentrate-Novartis-18277069/dp/B008N5PJQ4

https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-TiaGard-Concentrate-Generic-Denagard/dp/B0B4T4Y9B1

I am so glad I came here to see if anyone has mentioned the price change of Denegard. I ordered it in July from Jedd's for $32, and I went to place an order today only to find out it now costs $49. (Plus $12.95 for shipping.) Thank you so much for sharing the info!!

 

[Chick3nMama]

I am so glad I came here to see if anyone has mentioned the price change of Denegard. I ordered it in July from Jedd's for $32, and I went to place an order today only to find out it now costs $49. (Plus $12.95 for shipping.) Thank you so much for sharing the info!!

So I have been dealing with mycoplasma for the 1st time in my flock for 3 weeks now. I took 2 of my hens to a local vet that isn't too familiar with chickens and they got a shot of baytril. I took another hen further away to a rural vet and she told me that I can not consume or give away eggs from those hens that got baytril because this antibiotic stays in their body forever and therefore also in their eggs. She also discouraged my use of tiaguard at all (told me to stop using it altogether) when I told her it wasn't fda approved for use in poultry in the USA. But I've read it's been used in Europe for ages and they're generally more strict about their food than the USA is....does anyone have any thoughts on this?