Thursday, May 10, 2007
Quail Disease and Medication
Gamebird Medication
What medication do you use to keep gamebirds alive
that are on the ground (especially quail)?
ANSWER: Many years ago I discovered a drug for my
birds(quail) which saved my bacon. A killer of
gamebirds that are raised on the ground is "enteritis"
which can wipe out birds that appear healthy on the
surface. I lost many birds before I discovered Solu-
Tracin which is a medication just for this specific
problem and other secondary infections that affect
quail-type birds. When birds get under stressful
conditions, they succumb to this and other disease that
is lurking there all the time but the bird's immuring
system controls. I found that a sudden change in the
weather would trigger this problem. Shipping birds
also caused it. The bacteria that reproduces in the
intestine produces a toxin that makes the birds appear
drunk as they stagger around and then die. Other than
the staggers, they appear healthy. (But very dead).Put
this medication in the water of your birds for at least
five days. It takes that long to get into their systems.
Change the water every day as the medicated. water
get stale quickly. It takes only a little of the newer
stronger version (I started out on Solu-tracin 50; the
new medicine comes in "200"strength) which is 4
times stronger than the older version. Put 1/8
teaspoonful in a gallon of water for prevention and 1/4
teaspoonful for treatment. In severe cases you can add
a little more of the powder. It is very bitter and the
birds do not like to drink it so do not OD as they may
not drink. Keep other sources of water away from them
or they will not drink the solution. This stuff really
works. When my birds were on the ground under
stressful conditions, I medicated them 5 days each
month.
Some are critical of this procedure but at least my birds
were alive and very healthy.
Several of the supply houses carry this medication.
You will probably not be able to find it locally. If you
need a source e-mail me and I will give you some
references.
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By Leland B. Hayes, Ph D., from lelandhayes.com
All rights reserved.
What medication do you use to keep gamebirds alive
that are on the ground (especially quail)?
ANSWER: Many years ago I discovered a drug for my
birds(quail) which saved my bacon. A killer of
gamebirds that are raised on the ground is "enteritis"
which can wipe out birds that appear healthy on the
surface. I lost many birds before I discovered Solu-
Tracin which is a medication just for this specific
problem and other secondary infections that affect
quail-type birds. When birds get under stressful
conditions, they succumb to this and other disease that
is lurking there all the time but the bird's immuring
system controls. I found that a sudden change in the
weather would trigger this problem. Shipping birds
also caused it. The bacteria that reproduces in the
intestine produces a toxin that makes the birds appear
drunk as they stagger around and then die. Other than
the staggers, they appear healthy. (But very dead).Put
this medication in the water of your birds for at least
five days. It takes that long to get into their systems.
Change the water every day as the medicated. water
get stale quickly. It takes only a little of the newer
stronger version (I started out on Solu-tracin 50; the
new medicine comes in "200"strength) which is 4
times stronger than the older version. Put 1/8
teaspoonful in a gallon of water for prevention and 1/4
teaspoonful for treatment. In severe cases you can add
a little more of the powder. It is very bitter and the
birds do not like to drink it so do not OD as they may
not drink. Keep other sources of water away from them
or they will not drink the solution. This stuff really
works. When my birds were on the ground under
stressful conditions, I medicated them 5 days each
month.
Some are critical of this procedure but at least my birds
were alive and very healthy.
Several of the supply houses carry this medication.
You will probably not be able to find it locally. If you
need a source e-mail me and I will give you some
references.
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By Leland B. Hayes, Ph D., from lelandhayes.com
All rights reserved.
# posted by Gary Ortlieb @ 5:08 PM 
