Sick Chickens

princesspoultry · « **on:** August 16, 2008, 01:11 »

Hello,
I have a few chickens that seem to have a cold...They are sneezing quite a bit. I had one that was coughing and breathing odd and I gave her antibiotic and now she's fine. Could I just give all my hens antibiotic? If so,Will I be able to eat the eggs? Thanks for reading!
Princess Poultry

agapanthus · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2008, 02:29 »

Not eating the eggs depends on what medication you have given the hen....anywhere between 7 and 28 days. The others might catch whatever it is your hen might have...any chance your could move her to somewhere on her own?

kimT · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2008, 09:01 »

Can you tell us which antibiotic you are using?

princesspoultry · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2008, 14:48 »

Quote from: "agapanthus"

Not eating the eggs depends on what medication you have given the hen....anywhere between 7 and 28 days. The others might catch whatever it is your hen might have...any chance your could move her to somewhere on her own?

Well,A few of them have it...

princesspoultry · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2008, 14:51 »

Quote from: "kimT"

Can you tell us which antibiotic you are using?

Yes.I use Terramycin.I have used it on a few of my hens before and it has always worked.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2008, 17:18 »

I presume in YS you can get antibiotics without consulting a vet.

There is information here http://www.drugs.com/vet/terramycin-100.html

about Terramycin (there are 3 different concentrations so I have picked the middle one just as an example). If you scroll down it says:

Warning: At 500 G/ton Level, Withdraw 24 Hours Before Slaughter. Zero-day Withdrawal Period For Lower Use Levels. In Low Calcium Feeds Withdraw 3 Days Before Slaughter. Do Not Administer To Chickens Producing Eggs For Human Consumption.

I would guess this information is aimed at the farming industry but as there is a short withdrawal period before slaughter and consumption of meat then an longer period of a couple of weeks after finishing the antibiotic would seem reasonable before eating eggs. This is what a vet recommended I did after using Baytril.

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