Calcium Gluconate for Egg Bound Ducks - Preliminary

[casportpony]

The calcium gluconate dose I use is 100mg/kg.

 

[casportpony]

Based on a dose of 100mg/kg and a 23% solution, the dose is as follows:

1 pound duck - 0.2 ml
2 pound duck - 0.4 ml
3 pound duck - 0.6 ml
4 pound duck - 0.8 ml
5 pound duck - 1 ml
6 pound duck - 1.2 ml
7 pound duck - 1.4 ml
8 pound duck - 1.6 ml
9 pound duck - 1.8 ml
10 pound duck - 2 ml

-Kathy

 

[Amiga]

This one is going in my "most useful BYC links" list. Thanks for summarizing so neatly.

Glad I paid attention in arithmetic.

 

[casportpony]

Time to work on this again.

 

[DuckyDonna]

Time to work on this again.

Thank you very much! It's a great post!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes it is always nice to have it down were easy to find. have it book marked now.

 

[DuckyDonna]

Yes it is always nice to have it down were easy to find. have it book marked now.

me too!

 

[DucksOhio]

The calcium gluconate dose I use is 100mg/kg.

Hi, I know this in an old post, but where can you buy this? And how to you administer this? Oral, syringe? Can I add to water bowls. Thanks!

 

[Miss Lydia]

TSC should have it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[DuckyDonna]

Hi, I know this in an old post, but where can you buy this? And how to you administer this? Oral, syringe? Can I add to water bowls. Thanks!

Yup, TSC has it on the shelf. I administer 1ml in a syringe with a plastic sheath on the end of it while holding the duck in my lap.