Medicine Emergency?

[MasterOfAllChickens111]

I have a chicken that might have
Osteoporosis. They said to give them “Over-correct ration vitamin D”. So, why question is.

What kind of Vitamin D do I give a chicken?

 

[casportpony]

I have a chicken that might have
Osteoporosis. They said to give them “Over-correct ration vitamin D”. So, why question is.

What kind of Vitamin D do I give a chicken?

I would give D3.

 

[sylviethecochin]

You can give a chicken human vitamin pills. Apparently, the dosage she should be getting daily is 3-4,000 IU/kg. I can't find the dosage she should get for a deficiency, so I'd just double that for four days. Unless @casportpony or someone has additional information?
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/vitamin-d-deficiency

 

[MasterOfAllChickens111]

Do you know what kind?
Tablets? Capsules?

 

[sylviethecochin]

I would give D3.

Oh, hello.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Do you know what kind?
Tablets? Capsules?

Anything'll work. I'd use tablets or capsules as opposed to a water-soluble solution, simply for ease of calculating dosage.

 

[MasterOfAllChickens111]

Thank you so much. This chicken means a lot.
So, I get the tablets or capsules and put them in her water?

 

[sylviethecochin]

Thank you so much. This chicken means a lot.
So, I get the tablets or capsules and put them in her water?

Depending on your girl, it'd probably be easier to just feed them directly.

I was saying that if you get something that dissolves in water and dose her using that, it'll be hard to tell how much she's actually consuming. If you put a few tablets down her throat every day, you'll know exactly what she's getting.

Good luck with her.

 

[MasterOfAllChickens111]

How many pills do I need to give her for 4 days?

 

[sylviethecochin]

How many pills do I need to give her for 4 days?

Depends on the size of the pills. Did the vet tell you how much you need to give? Is it supposed to be an ongoing treatment, or a brief cure? (I'm familiar with B, E, and A deficiencies. Not so much D.)

As I said earlier, my best guess is that you should give twice the recommended dose for a healthy chicken. Since a healthy chicken should be getting 3-4,000 IU/kg, she should be getting about 7,000 IU/kg. Next step is to buy the pills and weigh her.

If she weighs 2.2 kg, then she should be getting 15,400 IU/day. If you get 5,000 IU pills, she should get three of them every day.