[muntjac]

there are a couple of good bee keeping groups in norfolk    search national bee keepers

[Aunt Sally]

Have just added to the list of things I will need; marry a clinical parasitologist.

  They can be more trouble than they're worth  

[catarama]

Will have a look thanks Munty, and Easton College also do some beekeeping courses.

Will heed your warning on that one Aunty, there is a limit to my patience.

                                           

[betty]

O.K. WER' back from the Vet:  He went all over them with a stethescope 9mind ya, listend to their breathing, they do have a respitory problem, it's not in the lungs, it's  in their heads, witch is good, and he gave me Tylan Power #6.1/2 teas. per quat of water for 16 days.  Throw away eggs for 1 month.  After 16 days we make sure they are better and then give them Ivermectin for worms,mites ect. He checked poo and said they had worms and I wasn't sure because I haven't had them very long.  The one hen had the cold when I got them.  O.K> PRICE?  The Vet was with us for 1hour talked alot gave meds after checking the birds= $64.75 Well What do you think. Now I can call him anytime and he will give me meds anytime I told him about the site, and he said as long as I was sure of what I needed, he would give it to me so we don't stress the birds.How did I do?  I have checked previous posts I've read about the Ivermec. but not about Tylan.  Any opinons?

[Aunt Sally]

All sounds good to me Betty. USA vets much cheaper than in UK  :shock:

What did he do to diagnose worms in poo (Professional interest here).

Tylan is a good alternative to Baytril.  What did he say was the cause of the breathing problem in the head, was it mycoplasma ?

Ivermectin is not licenced in the UK for poultry but you can read about it here

http://www.pekinbantams.com/ivomec.asp

Did the vet give an egg withdrawall time for it ?

[Bodger]

Very very reasonable compared with what we would have had to have paid here in the UK Betty.

[agapanthus]

Incredible price!!!....and he came to you!! :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

[betty]

Since I wasn't sure of the last worming, I got them 6 months ago, and they eat earth worms, it's more than likly they have them. Prevenitive. The breathing problem he said it would take 2 weeks to culture, and tylan is brod spectrum, we would try it and let him know in 16 days how they are doing.  I have to hold the eggs for 30 days. he did say Micoroplasm(sorry about the spelling on that one)

[betty]

No he didn't come to me, but he is only about 15min away that is why he would give me meds. for them he didn't want to stress them if I could figure out what meds they need I could just pick them up from now on.

[betty]

The Vet has a saying  "Don't just live and let live, live and help live." I liked that.

[Aunt Sally]

Let us know how they get on betty.  I'm interested to see how the mycoplasma goes  

[betty]

Will do Sally.  Thank you