To those of you who use Tylan. Is this the stuff labeled for swine and cattle? If so what dosage do you use? The only antibiotic I have found around here labeled for poultry is the terramycin powder and as you may know sometimes it just doesn't work. Sure would be nice to have something different.

hmm,I've never used Tylan, but once we're on the topic of antibiotics, does anyone know about some stuff called Aureomycin? (i think!)

It's just another *mycin antibiotic like Terramycin.

Here's the info on Aureomycin from Global Pigeon Supply's (Savannah GA) on-line catalog. These will also work for chickens. I left off the prices since this not an ad:

AUREOMYCIN TABLETS 25 MG
An antibiotic, for the individual treatment of colds and infections. Adult pigeon 1 tablet for 7 to 14 days.

AUREOMYCIN POWDER
For colds and various infections. A good antibiotic for the drinking water. 4 Teaspoons/Gallon of water for severe cases. 2 Teaspoons/Gallon of water when used as a preventive for 7-14 days.

AUREOMYCIN CONCENTRATE
This product is about 2 1/2 times stronger than the aureomycin soluble powder. A more economical
way to buy the product. 2 Teaspoons/Gallon for treatment. 1. Teaspoon Gallon for preventive for
5-10 days.

AUREOMYCIN-SULMET
A combination of two effective drugs. Effective against cooccidiosis and effective when you are not sure of an internal infection. 1 Teaspoon/Gallon of water for 5-7 days.



We recommend that NO GRIT is used during treatment with the above
Aureomycin products.

I used the Tylan for a respiratory infection under a Vet's care and he gave me the dosage. It is labeled for cattle and swine but can also treat poultry. I also had no luck with terramycin.

I saw a Hispanic man buying Tylan in the feed mill the other day and he said it was for his chickens. I asked him what the dosage was and he said for a medium-small gamebird he uses about 1/4 of a CC. He uses it after a cock fight to ward off infection. He also used it on sick birds with good sucess.

Lisa, Tylan is one of the few medications I ever use for my poultry. I use the powder, added to water--about 1/4t per qt--that is a big dose. I often give newly hatched chicks this for about a week after hatch. It has "vitamins"+. Seems expensive, but my carton has lasted, maybe 7 years, so it is pennies a treatment. I have so rarely had a sick bird, but have added it to water if one seems "hunchy". It is available in all the Poultry Supply catalogs. The powder will not "expire", if stored in a cool place, as the injectable will. CJR

I'm trying Aureomycin right now on a sick hen. Today is the first day...I'll let you all know how it works.

BTW, Aureomycin is actually chlortetracycline HCl so it is in the tetracycline family.

Cindy

Need to know doses for Tylan 50 for turkeys and chickens. Local vets unable to supply us with this. County fair is in 4 weeks and aueromycin hasn't helped completely after 10 days.

After reading the directions on the Terramycin powder, and becoming totally confused I purchased Chicken feed with Terramycin already mixed in. Has anyone out there used this and is it any good? How does it compair to the powder mixed with water? I have a few chickens that have leg problems and was told that this is what I needed. Any help or advice would be appreciated... Thank you . Ed

Sure glad nobody depends on this web site for information. Because if they needed it all of there poultry would be dead by the time they got it...

People look at this website and answer questions on a voluntary basis. People are sometimes out of town, don't check, and don't know the answer to every question. If it's an emergency, call your vet. If a vet doesn't know, he or she certainly knows how to find out. There's no guarantee that the person with the answer to your question will see your message quickly here or anywhere else. If you read many of the messages, you will find that many people who do answer questions look up symptoms in the books they have and consult reference works. You might try this approach.