Denagard Liquid Concentrate (Novartis) - 18277069 Misc.

I had a respiratory infection that hit some of my large fowl breeding chickens quickly and hard. I was desperate for a remedy. The evening I walked out to their pen for a nightly wellness check, the rooster and one of the hens was wheezing so badly I thought they had only hours to live. This medication in their water did the trick quickly. I used 17cc per gallon of water and treated all of my birds with the treatment. My birds recovered quickly and you would never guess they had been so sick such a short time ago. Fortunately, I had purchased a bottle of the medication before I needed it and was able to administer it to their drinking water that evening. This is an excellent medication to purchase ahead of time just in case of an acute respiratory infection in your flock.a

Any time I have a chicken with any kind of respiratory issue going on, this product is my go to. There are unfortunately no instructions on the label for chickens, but by reading the FAQ's section on this page, I learned how to dose chickens: 1 tablespoon per gallon of water, and about a third of a can of frozen apple juice concentrate mixed into the water (to make it taste better) and that's it. You make a fresh batch of it daily, because it can fermente quickly, especially in heat, and give it to them as their only water source for 3-4 days. You will see a major improvement if it's respiratory related; if it's coccis, or any other bacterial issue, I use other medications. FYI do not skip the apple juice concentrate, because the medicine is very bitter and they don't like the taste, so they won't drink it, and if they don't drink it, they won't get better. As far as egg withdrawal, I am uncertain about that. Some are saying yes, others are saying no, but it's a medication, so I'm assuming there should be an egg withdrawal period of some amount of time. I'd use caution and withdrawal for at least 7-10 days, like any other medication given, especially if you sell your eggs. I just let my customers know ahead of time that I won't have eggs from a certain time; I just tell them it's a routine treatment that I'm doing.

I purchased this for our chickens, when we notice our chickens not feeling well, also use it all winter long! It really is a great product I highly recommend it to anyone that has chickens!Lorie

I had brought a couple new silkies home and despite keeping them in quarantine, they ended up getting my entire silkie flock and Appenzeller flock sick. Within a couple days of using this they had stopped sneezing and after a week were perfectly fine! Their egg production went up and everyone is healthy. It is bitter so you do have to add sugar or juice to their water or they wont drink it. Great save for flocks!

This product saved 50% of my affected flock but not sure I would buy it again. Didn't seem like it was that effective. And birds hated the taste.

Two of my chickens were in rough shape, one of which couldn’t see out of her eyes and had a swollen face. The respiratory illness wasn’t going away with any of the natural ailments I was using. After a lot of research I found this product which didn’t require a prescription. After 4 days of drinking water with this solution in it, she’s completely cleared up. My entire flock is happier and not sneezing anymore. I highly recommend. I used 3 capfuls in their 3 gallon water tank.

I was hesitant to buy this product because of the high price. I had a gravely-ill chick and Denagard was recommended to me by several other chicken owners. In short, this antibiotic saved my chick and another ill pullet. They both had respiratory symptoms with swollen eyes. I used this product for 5 days and it helped them heal and get back to normal. I also gave it to our entire flock as a preventative measure in their water. I’m glad Amazon carried this product.

This was my second one bottle of Denagard. The first bottle really did wonders for the chickens that I gave it to, one hen multiple times. My chickens have a disease that is common in wet Florida soil and stress brings on a flare-up of the condition. The state recommends Tylan 200 to combat it but good luck finding an avian vet in Central Florida. My vet, Dr. Moisa @ Orchid Springs vVeteranary Hospital said she'd approve it if I ordered it thru their online store but when I gave them a 1 star review for price gauging she denied my RX. Yes, that vet is overpriced and useless so I turned to this and it doesn't help those that are really far gone and have lost a ton of weight but if I catch them before they have severely deflated I can usually bring them back with the Denagard, thankfully.