giving anti biotic.. syringe?

Discuss, share and chat about all things relating to keeping Chickens including health issues
Post Reply
User avatar
Willow
Legendary Laner
Posts: 4456
Joined: 03 Jul 2007, 13:11
Gender: Female
Location: Newport, Gwent, South Wales

giving anti biotic.. syringe?

Post by Willow »

I have been given an anti biotic to add to our injured chooks water.. Should she not want to drink, is it possible to slowly / gently syringe some into her beak or is it likely to go into her lungs? Has anyone ever tried this?
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"

Albert Einstein
Top

User avatar
melons
Legendary Laner
Posts: 1837
Joined: 31 May 2007, 14:05
Location: Camb's

easy peasy

Post by melons »

Dead easy, just open beak with your finger nail or fingers, & use the syringe as a prop to keep it open & trickle it in :-D
no worries you'll be fine
Cheers
mel x
Top
User avatar
Willow
Legendary Laner
Posts: 4456
Joined: 03 Jul 2007, 13:11
Gender: Female
Location: Newport, Gwent, South Wales

Post by Willow »

Cheers Mel... The way our luck is going I just didnt fancy drounding her with antibiotics!! Right I'll do that as soon as I get home mid day..
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"

Albert Einstein
Top
User avatar
morph
Longlasting Laner
Posts: 987
Joined: 04 Jun 2007, 12:57
Location: Stoke-on-Trent

Post by morph »

yeah, it's fine - when I had it, I mixed it with a little bit of rice so she wolfed it down!
Small steps lead to big changes
Top

Post Reply

Return to “Keeping Chickens and other Poultry”