divinggatita Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Buttercup is now on a course of Baytril for 5 days to help with sour crop. So far it is working and she had an empty crop when I got home from work yesterday, having checked her at lunch time when you could hear it sloshing around when she ran anywhere! Back at Vets last night and asked what she had been given that meant I could never eat her eggs again. The vet explained that Baytril is not licenced for use in animals meant for human consumption and therefore they can only tell me that her eggs are now off limits. I have seen many posts where Baytril is administered and other people's Vets have only given a few weeks to few months withdrawal period. What are others experience of using this antibiotic and future egg consumption? It would only be myself and son eating them if she ever lays again. (mind you I'd have to be quick, Ginny and Buttercup will eat it if they can break into it and Ginny has learned that if she rolls an egg off a slight drop it will break! I have lost quite a few lately in the conservatory when I've put them on the window cill for a moment and she's spotted them) Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Having recently had a lengthy discussion with my vet about this, 'officially' the manufacturers of this product will not give a specified time for egg withdrawl however my vet explained that if you push them for a more measured time frame they usually suggest that egg withdrawl occurs for one month. TBH if any of my girls have been on Baytril i usually only withdraw for 2 weeks if that and we havent suffered any ill effects so far. Unless you count my tail and ever growing feathers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye&Ant Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Hi, my little hen is finishing her course of baytril today. Our vet advised us to withdraw for 4 weeks after the end of the course, so in total 5 weeks. Hope that helps Faye x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Not wanting to contradict (but I will anyway ). I was told 7 days from the last dose, which seems standard for most chook medicines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Not wanting to contradict (but I will anyway ). I was told 7 days from the last dose, which seems standard for most chook medicines. That's what my vet recomends too Clare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I phoned Bayer when my chooks were on Baytril, and they told me 6 weeks. My chicken vet says three weeks (after the end of the course) is standard, but that you aren't really likely to have any problems, it's just a huuuuuge safety margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divinggatita Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Thanks for all the replies, I thought it seemed a bit severe of our Vet. She isn't laying at the moment anyway, not sure if its because of her problems but she must be getting ready to retire from egg laying anyway! We've had Buttercup 13 months now and as an ex-batt she must have been around 18months when we got her so I'd be quite happy for her to stop laying and remain healthy for a few more years. She was almost completely bold when she arrived and now she has lovely blonde/ginger feathers which make her look far bigger than she actually is. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Ladies Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Just to let you know, our vet said 7 days then its ok to eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Same here. He said 7 days if I was selling them. It would be ok to eat them straight away if they were for 'personal use' Babs didn't lay again so it wasn't an issue. He did say that it was a tiny amount of antibiotic for a human to ingest though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
