Orally giving Tylan 50

[Maddymaefarms]

If I am reading correctly. If I want to dose egg laying hens with Tylan 50 and I do not want to inject, them I can use the injectable medicine and give it orally? Is this correct? Dosage?

 

[Eggcessive]

Tylan (tylosin) injectable is widely used orally for chickens since there is a slight chance that it can cause breast muscle damage at the injection site. Tylan injectable is not available in feed stores or online at present. You may be able to get Tylosin powder for the water to treat your chicken online from a vet or here:
https://www.jedds.com/shop/tylan-soluble-100-g/
Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 3-5 days. Only mix by adding water to the powder. Change every 3 days.

 

[Maddymaefarms]

Tylan (tylosin) injectable is widely used orally for chickens since there is a slight chance that it can cause breast muscle damage at the injection site. Tylan injectable is not available in feed stores or online at present. You may be able to get Tylosin powder for the water to treat your chicken online from a vet or here:
https://www.jedds.com/shop/tylan-soluble-100-g/
Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 3-5 days. Only mix by adding water to the powder. Change every 3 days.

I appreciate that. Thanks for the info. My problem is I have about 30 egg layers and 7-8 are gurgling and have obvious respiratory issues. I’m not 100% they will all get it if I put it in the water. I dont mind dosing individually. I feel like I know they will get it that way.

 

[Eggcessive]

If you already have it that is fine. Dosage is 0.25 ml of Tylan 50 per pound of weight given 2-3 times a day for 3-5 days. Give it slowly into the beak. Is there any way to separate the sick birds in a pen together? Some types of respiratory diseases are caused by viruses (infectious bronchitis and ILT,) while some are caused by bacteria (MG and coryza.) Tylan treats the bacterial ones, but not the viruses.

Have you seen any with bubbles in an eye or swollen eyelids or faces? That is a symptom of MG. Are they sneezing often? Testing or sending a bird into the state vet for a necropsy is the best way to find out what you are dealing with. Here is a good link about those and other poultry diseases to compare symptoms:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

 

[Maddymaefarms]

If you already have it that is fine. Dosage is 0.25 ml of Tylan 50 per pound of weight given 2-3 times a day for 3-5 days. Give it slowly into the beak. Is there any way to separate the sick birds in a pen together? Some types of respiratory diseases are caused by viruses (infectious bronchitis and ILT,) while some are caused by bacteria (MG and coryza.) Tylan treats the bacterial ones, but not the viruses.

Have you seen any with bubbles in an eye or swollen eyelids or faces? That is a symptom of MG. Are they sneezing often? Testing or sending a bird into the state vet for a necropsy is the best way to find out what you are dealing with. Here is a good link about those and other poultry diseases to compare symptoms:
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

No bubbles in eyes. Nothing swollen. Just gurgling. Congested

 

[Maddymaefarms]

No bubbles in eyes. Nothing swollen. Just gurgling. Congested

What is the best way to inject a chicken? I’ve given many injections to many animals just never chickens.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would give Tylan orally myself, but if you inject it, it should be given in the breast muscle. Inject it 1/4 inch deep, and rotate sides each dose. Tylan can cause pain or muscle damage at the injection site in chickens and cattle. I have used it once for 3 injections without a problem, but the potential is there.

 

[Maddymaefarms]

I would give Tylan orally myself, but if you inject it, it should be given in the breast muscle. Inject it 1/4 inch deep, and rotate sides each dose. Tylan can cause pain or muscle damage at the injection site in chickens and cattle. I have used it once for 3 injections without a problem, but the potential is there.

I was just curious on the injection how to. I am going to go the powder route or orally. I just don’t get it. I know more than a little about poultry diseases. But this doesn’t make sense. I have not lost any yet to necropsy either. Just Loud gurgling and some hacking and sneezing. Nothing else. No watery eyes or nostril. No discharge of any kind. No different skin or comb colors. No lesions. No loss in appetite or egg production. But it is very evident that something respiratory is going on.

 

[NorCalBackyardFlock]

I was just curious on the injection how to. I am going to go the powder route or orally. I just don’t get it. I know more than a little about poultry diseases. But this doesn’t make sense. I have not lost any yet to necropsy either. Just Loud gurgling and some hacking and sneezing. Nothing else. No watery eyes or nostril. No discharge of any kind. No different skin or comb colors. No lesions. No loss in appetite or egg production. But it is very evident that something respiratory is going on.

I am wondering how well this worked for you. Can you give a brief update? I have some sort of respiratory issue going on — lethargy and loss of appetite with sneezing — and just ordered Tylan 50 to deal with it. I would prefer oral administration.