How to Give a Chicken an Injection - Intramuscular & Subcutaneous 

What size needle do you recommend for tylan? And amount for 5 pound chicken? Or what amount did you use and what does your chicken weigh? And how often? If can't answer all please just share the needle size please. 🙏🫤🐔♥️

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Glad to hear you feel better about doing the injections, once you do the first one you’ll realize it wasn’t so bad and what a relief. Hope your hen feels better really soon ❤️

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Welcome, & thank you! Unfortunately animals can get sick but that doesn't make us any less good pet owners

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Hope it went well! It’s very easy with an extra set of hands to hold the chicken 🐔 ❤️

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How much did you give your hen?

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How much did you give your hen

She is still very talkative and a sweet girl ❤️ we love her so much

Thank you! People easily get overwhelmed on the idea but we wanted to show it’s not so bad and people can care for their pets at home too, if a vet is not available to all 😊

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I always tel Kelly to cap it on a table like you mentioned. I am a dental assistant and we always recap syringes on a table, always scares me when she does it just like that lol. Hope this video was helpful and your chickens recovers quickly. -Ricardo

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Thanks, we just wanted to help people that need it. People are always scared of the idea of it, but I just want them to know it's not hard.

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As long as we treat animals with care, they have no reason to not trust you. Glad your girls are tame too!

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Glad we could help! An extra set of hands is great but it’s not hard to do alone, I have many times =]

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Great tips! I always try to look at the flesh and make sure I do not see a visible vein up at the surface of the skin

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What if you need to do an injection closer to the spot if concern? I have a chicken with an abscess or canker in the corner of her beak.

​@@JUSTINandKADI lol she's a good girl, It should still get in her system and treat the affected area even if injection site isn't near the infection. If there is a hard ball of dried infection like a cyst. you may have to get that out. Depending on the situation and how it looks. Does she have canker inside her mouth? or is it like a swollen ball under the skin? Terramycin antibiotic ointment may help

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Lol she’s always vocal and silly. You should hear her when she wants her treats

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@@BockBockBouquet so I'm getting conflicting info online. How often do you treat your chickens? Does once every 3 days sound right to you?

@@roypboston1 What is the medication? That sounds like the dosage for LA200. Tylan 50 dosage is based off of weight. 1 mL for full sized hen & .25-.5 mL for bantams/small pullets. Inject intramuscular 1-2x Daily for 3-5 days. Dosages are different for both antibiotics

@@BockBockBouquet yes LA200 we're giving .5 because of bantams. So 2x daily for 3 days?

@@roypboston1 no that is Tylan 50. For LA200 do one dose and wait for 3 days. It is a broad spectrum antibiotic & doesn't begin to dissipate until day 3. On day 3 give another dose & wait 3 days again. You should see results by day 7. On in between days use electrolytes in water & VetRx. Make sure they are drinking, if not syringe water orally. Make sure they're eating as well. if no appetite offer favorite treats like grubs, scratch, watermelon, kale

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This lady is absolutely 💯 all that. Intelligent, well spoken (helped me quite a bit with this unpleasant task) and is strikingly beautiful. What an incredible gift we have here. ❤️

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Thanks! Great tip, we usually don't do this as we normally do this with the a second set of hands.

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Sorry to hear about the fox & your girl! You’re right to act fast & sometimes the chickens will be in shock for a bit and the antibiotics are good measure to prevent infection. Hope she will get through this and make a full recovery ❤️ you’re a good chicken mom. Scrambled egg would be good to feed her to give her some good nutrition a boost of more energy if she’s discouraged to eat. Good luck ❤️❤️❤️

@@BockBockBouquet Thanks for the pointer on nutrition for healing. I fed her just yolk the first day and a bit of fruit for sugar (to help with shock) . She gobbled it up in seconds. Now I'm giving the whole egg, some BOSS & a bit of regular feed too; greens as a treat after her injection. She still has a great appetite, drinks well, and is even laying eggs still. Ican't believe it. All good signs I assume. The challenge I've got now is she is starting to smell a bit. Not infection smell, just bird smell and a little bit of dirty bottom for obvious reasons since she's in confinement. I have her quiet in a very small carrier (on purpose). I wanted her very quiet until her course of meds is over, so I know she really can't clean/ preen herself. I guess I'll have to just let her take a dust bath & hope she doesn't get too much grime in her wounds. Or is it smarter to just let her be smelly for a few more days?

That’s a GREAT sign! If they eat and drink they will survive, stay alive & definitely get better when there’s the will to live she will heal. If there’s poo stuck to her bottom I would wash it off or cut the feathers off. Staying in a calm dark place away from others while she’s getting over the traumatic incident is ideal, then she won’t deal with pecking order stress. On the dust bathing... how large is her wounds? If they are open I would say no, if they are scabbed up I would say it’s okay for her to at that point

@@BockBockBouquet Ok. I'll touch them to feel for stabbing. If they're are scabs, I'll let her dust. If not, I'll wait. Baby wipes for the bottom... and what's a few more feathers trimmed on her bum??? 😆 Long description of wounds: The sizes of her wounds vary. Unfortunately, the use of blue coat makes observing healing a bit challenging. She's a mid size bird (Ameriaucana x Leg) so that doesn't help either. A larger, fattier bird may have faired better. But maybe they wouldn't have escaped either. Lol There are a mix of skin tears and puncture wounds; but thankfully no flaps or large muscle damage. The largest skin tear is located on one of her legs. It is about the size of a hazelnut. Large in comparison to her leg, but smaller overall. Due to location (& lack of fat there), her muscle is exposed. The skin is connected along the edge, so I assume this was a feather snatch situation; quick & straightforward. Others are much smaller and concentrated one popular 'grab sites, like the tail. So they appear more like abrasions. She does have a larger accumulation of punctures. These are most concerning of course. I know they were not deep enough to penatrate her lungs or she wouldn't have survived even an hour. So that is good. We all know that this is the kill shot for the fox; a good grab (and hold) between the wings across the back, along the rib cage, punctures the lungs and retains the integrity of the food itself. Keeps it clean and closed from flies & maggots for storage as well. In any case, there are multiple bites in this 'zone'. I assume there was more than one 'grab' but never any good contact. A quick release to escape, once the dogs were on them. Some small tears over a few of the punctures. This area was the only area to really bleed. Not necessarily a good thing. Because her lung area was compromised, I went with oxytetracycline vs simple penicillin. I'm no pharma whiz so I hope my (untrained) thoughts don't bite me in the butt. But if it's strong enough for a kid pulled dam, I figure it's strong enough for this. 🤷‍♀️ Minor scrapes from bramble/underbrush/ect. & probably some bruises from my dog's soft mouth hold/pin on her until I could reach them. He is usually very gentle (even retrieving escaped chicks & poults, without his help, I wouldn't have found her ever) but she was fighting pretty hard to get away.

Oh the poor thing she went through a lot, I hope the best for her but sounds like she has a lot of healing to do and be on the lookout for infection. I’m not a vet so I’d hate to give the wrong advise, but make sure you keep the wounds clean, I’m not sure if she needs stitches in some spots but superglue can work wonders. I’m not the biggest fan of blukote but it can do the job, I like antiseptic and wound dust. The non pain relief neosporin. She needs time, if she makes it through this beginning hurdle it’s a good sign she’ll make a full recovery. The shock they go through can be the worst part

She and all the hens of her breed we have are very friendly with great personalities. We have 3, Hazel, Annie, & Gretel. Highly recommend Speckled Sussex chickens to you, we love them so much

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Aw sorry I do not know, maybe if you consult a vet they can help or prescribe you. So far I have only really heard of Cervical Dislocation as the best form of Euthanasia for quickness and humaneness. I do not know if what they use at vets offices are available to the public

​@@BockBockBouquet Hi, As it turns out, there is a vet at our church and I talked with him for some time about it. But please use care and do some of your own research before using this info. He said the AVMA approved the normal cervical dislocation and decapitation (no surprise) And YES, The drugs are strictly controlled. But he said IF you could inject into a vein, you could use potassium chloride (not controlled). I then asked, well could you just inject PC into the chicken's heart? And he said, yes, IF you could be sure you get the heart, it likely would be painless. Otherwise, if the PC goes 'nearby' the heart its going to be a much slower process. Again, please don't quote me on this, I just am sharing as I struggle with best methods for putting down our chickens should they be suffering.

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Wow that is a long wait good thing you were able to get seen. Hope it went well! It’s very easy with help of someone to hold the chicken for you and then you can easily just do the injection. Don’t be nervous, once you do it once you will be more confident and relaxed❤️

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It is very easy just fold a skin flap on shoulder of back by the wing, push needle under the skin

@@BockBockBouquet hi, thanks. I did it. I used also part of the needle cover as a limiter , so i could insert only 1 cm of the niddle inside the skin

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24 gauge, small is best. About a half inch, enough that you’re in there but not too far to hit their bone, just into the breast. Usually my boyfriend holds the bird or I’ll just do it quickly while they are perching on a roost bar and I’ll angle it up torwards their wing as I’m crouching down to see clearly underneath the bird. You can go straight in as well. You’ll see what works best for you it’s easier than it looks you’ll be a pro in no time

Yes subcutaneous will be much easier just poke the needle under a piece of loose skin careful not too deep to poke any bone. For how small they are the dosage should be small just make sure you have correct dosage and youll be fine

People always seem to think that, that's why I wanted to take the stigma out of it & let people know its easy to take care of your own livestock at home. =] Growing up we bred mostly lambs & goats but had all types of livestock. We would administer all our own injections/vaccines, as a small child I had to do it on all lol

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Sorry I don’t have experience with the impacted crop surgery. Best of luck to you! We have successfully seen Cellulase digestive enzymes break down an impacted crop (over the counter at the pharmacy) but it will only break down an impaction caused by fibers made of cellulose.

20g should be good maybe the needle was a little dull? Make sure you’re injecting into the breast muscle if you want an intramuscular injection, to the side of the breast bone. Alternating breasts each time you need to do an injection. It will be under their crop. Some birds are very thin and under the skin could be your best option

Welcome! Hope this helps you find it easier to administer them. I hope she gets better soon!

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