| I'd
like to say a big thank you to Craig Hopkins of Richmond, Indiana in
the USA. http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/ for the much of the imformation
on this page.
Peafowl Medications
The following information
has been gathered over many years of raising peafowl.
Use this information with the understanding that most of these
medications are not labeled for use on peafowl.
This information is provided as a resource for treating peafowl
with different kinds of ailments. Brow Farm Ltd does not accept
any responsibility for the use of this information by others than
Brow Farm Ltd.
Wormers:
Ivermectin for cattle (brown
box). Ivermectin will kill
all internal and any blood sucking parasite.
½ cc (bird over 1
year) given as shot under the skin or as drench down the throat.
2/10 cc (bird under
1 year) as a shot or as a drench.
3 cc per gallon of
drinking water.
¼
cc (bird over 1 year) given as a shot under the skin in the scruff
of the neck between the shoulder blades.
Tramisol drench for sheep
(a 13 gm. Packet). Tramisol
will kill most all of the internal parasites.
Mix one packet of Tramisol in one quart of water.
Mix 1oz. (2 tablespoons) of this solution per gallon of drinking
water.
Tramisol for pigs (a 500
cc plastic bottle). Tramisol
will kill most all of the internal parasites.
Fill the plastic bottle of Tramisol with water and shake up thoroughly.
Mix 1 teaspoon of this solution per gallon of drinking water.
Levasole drench for
cattle and sheep (52 gm. Packet).
Levasole is very effective wormer.
Mix 1packet of Levasole with one gallon of drinking water.
Mix 1 oz. (2 tablespoons) of this solution per gallon of drinking
water.
Panacur (Fenbendazole) Horse
and cattle dewormer. Suspension 10%. 100mg/mL
3 cc per gallon of drinking water for 2 or 3 days. Can repeat again in 10 days.
1 cc (bird over 1 year) as a drench down the throat for 3 days.
1/2 cc (bird between 3 mo and 1 year) as a drench down the throat for
3 days.
Safe-Guard
Cattle Drench (Fenbendazole) Suspension 10%. 100mg/mL. 1000 mL.
3 cc per gallon
of drinking water for 2 or 3 days.
Can repeat again in 10 days.
Antibiotics:
Tylan
200 for cattle. Tylan
200 has proven to be an excellent antibiotic for peafowl. Tylan 200 is especially good for
treating peafowl with swollen eye sinuses.
1-2 cc as a shot
in the leg muscle or the breast muscle for birds over 1 year old.
½-1 cc as a shot
in the leg muscle or the breast muscle for birds under 1 year old.
Tylan
powder (100 g): Tylan
powder is a good anitibiotic for respiratory illnesses in peafowl.
Mix 1 ½ teaspoons of Tylan powder into 1 gallon of water and
mix thoroughly.
Mix this solution with 5 gallons of drinking water.
Baytril Baytril is especially affective
for treating peafowl with swollen eye sinuses. Baytril is available in tablets,
liquid, and injectable form.
Tablets: 5.7 mg, 22.7mg, or 68 mg concentration. Desired dose is 32.3 mg/mL.
Crush 2, 22.7
mg tablets per quart of drinking water.
Medicate birds for 3 days.
Crush 3, 68 mg
tablets per gallon of drinking water.
or
Administer 1, 22.7
mg tablet orally to each adult bird for 3 days.
Liquid: Concentration
is 32.3 mg/mL. Desired
dose is 50 ppm.
Mix 1 oz. per 5
gallons of drinking water. Medicate birds for 3 days.
Mix 6 cc per 1
gallon of drinking water. Medicate birds for 3 days.
Injectable:
Baytril is an intramuscular injection.
Concentration is 22.7 mg/mL. Desired dose is 1.13 mg/lb
= 0.05 cc/lb.
Adult peafowl (1+
year): Give 1/2 cc injection in the
leg or breast muscle.
Peachicks: Give
injection based on body weight of peachick in the leg or breast
muscle.
Corid. Corid is used to treat coccidiosis
in peafowl.
Mix 1 teaspoon per gallon of drinking water. Leave with the birds 4 to 5 days.
Sulmet
powder: Sulmet
is used to treat coccidiosis in peafowl.
Mix 2 tablespoons
per gallon of drinking water.
Medicate the birds with this dose for 2 days.
Mix 1 tablespoon
per gallon of drinking water. Medicate with this dose for
4 additional days.
NFZ puffer for cattle.
This product is good for eye problems in peafowl.
“Puff “ this product directly into the eye with the eyelids held
open.
Flagel Flagel is used to treat Blackhead
in peafowl.
Flagel has to be prescribed by a veterinarian.
Aureomycin soluble
powder. Chlortetracycline. Treats respiratory diseases and
Infectious Synovitis.
Peafowl over 1 year:
Mix 2 measuring teaspoons/gallon of drinking water. Give for 7 to 14 days.
Peachicks over 6
months: Mix 1 to 2 teaspoons/gallon of drinking water. Give for 7 to 14 days.
Peachicks under 6
months: Mix ½ to 1 teaspoon/gallon of drinking water. Give for 7 to 14 days.
Other
useful products:
Scalex
Mite and Lice Spray for birds:
Lightly spray birds
under the wings, over the back, on the chest and belly, and around
vent.
Tektrol
disinfectant:
Use per the label. Use to disinfect hatchers, incubators,
feed containers, waterers, and etc.
Measuring units:
Liquids:
1 fluid ounce (oz.) =
2 tablespoons = 30 cc = 30 mL
1 millilter (mL) = 1
cc
Dry
powders:
1 ounce (oz.) = 3 ½ measuring
tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
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