Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: redspookycooky on November 08, 2009, 08:19
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hi after a previous post regarding my poorly chicken/s i was advised to use coxoid i am starting treatment today but am wondering;
a) can you eat the eggs(if i get any see below)) when on treatment and if not how long for?
b) and they have gone through the moult but aren`t laying i have 10 girls and only maybe 1 egg a week at a push, haven`t had a decent supply for months now. i have vary ages from 2 yr old ex batts to young chickens due to lay but not, any help greatly appreciated.
Just want to say how great it is to have a site like this,don`t know why haven`t thought to use it before!
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Hello! this time of year egg production does slow down and if the flock is suffering from coccidiosis this will have an impact too! treat with coxoid for the 7 days it states, (then give them some oregostim or yoghurt as this will help them get their good bacteria back and give them a boost)i asked my vet about egg withdrawel (even though mine were babies still) he said anything that isnt licensed for laying poultry (where the eggs are used for human consumption) you should discard eggs whilst treating and for 7 days afterwards. hope this helps
Debbie