chickeroo Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 OHH NOOO! I've had Bridget and her 3 friends for 2 months and over the last month Bridget had had the sneezes which turned into a rattly chest.Vet put her on Antibiotics but nor helped then took a poo sample and rang me with a diagnosis of Campylobacter!!! All chooks have to be treated with antibiotics and possible cross infection to us so hand washing VVV important (as always with us). Does anyone else have experience or info on this? what about all my eggs on my skelter (Bridget isn't laying yet and the other are not showing signs of being ill) should I discard them. Any advice much appreciated please!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Strange feeling of deja vu here. I'm sure I have replied to this elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickeroo Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Yes thanks Eglutine wasn't sure where to put this for best coverage!!!!!!!! I'm desperate!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sorry to hear that, Chickeroo . What a shame, so soon after getting your girls. Hope she perks up soon with the vet's treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 maybe this will help re the egg situation viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21074&p=372275&hilit=scramble+egg+feed+back#p372275 I can also buy it from my local pharmacy, which has just started stocking vet meds (quite cheaply). It's a hard call really - I had this conversation with my chicken vet not long ago... a lot of chook meds and vets advise egg withdrawal when using products like, say, Eprinex or Flubenvet, but I understand that strictly speaking it's not always necessary to withdraw them, just a precaution. It is, however essential that you stop giving away or selling your eggs while dosing of any sort is going on. For instance, the active ingredient in Eprinex is also used as a human wormer, so is safe for us if ingested. In these cases, the vet is bound by regulations to advise on egg withdrawal, but in the end it is down to personal choice of the user. The best policy is to withdraw eggs regardless of what you are dosing - you can always scramble them and feed them back to the chooks. Lots of vet meds, however, are toxic to humans or can have an adverse effect, so it's best to withdraw eggs as a blanket policy. **Please note that this is just what I have heard and read, not a recommendation at all.** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 to be honest, I'd ask your vet or discard them if you're worried. hope they get well soon xxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepie Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 My hubby had Camplyobacter a few years ago (before we got chickens) He was really ill with it for 2 weeks with stomach cramps and the runs. It took 6 months before his bowels recovered totally. I hope you don't catch it but really make sure the kids wash their hands well after handling your girls. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. We never could work out how he had caught it as we were told chicken was the most likely cause but I did all the cooking and neither myself nor the baby caught it we wondered if he had got it from a buffet meal he had. The doctor said it was testimony to my housekeeping that the rest of the family hadn't got it as well - and believe me I'm not house proud!! Hope Bridget feels better soon xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Please be careful and air on the aide of caution, Myself ( whilst pregnant with my second son) , Husband and my eldest son who was 2 at the time caught this from lunch in a local restaurant , and were Very Ill indeed My poor son was nearly hospitalised it is nasty ! Don't mean to frighten you but be careful eveb if your other hens are showing no signs of illness I'd still throw the eggs away until they have finished their medication . ( but I'm really cautious now ) Don't ever want to repeat that again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smanners Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Campylobacter used to be a problem when wild birds would peck at the milk bottle tops left out on doorstops so it may have been spread by wild birds. It can also be contracted through uncooked meats especially at BBQs. Problem is it only takes just one bacterium to cause terrible diarrhoea as it multiplys in the gut and can take 2-10 days to cause illness. Because of this it's sometimes difficult to trace the source. I had it once and was so so poorly. But I did get better quite quickly once the runs had passed. I thought that birds were more likely to carry it rather than suffer from it though. Just be very careful with hand washing and hopefully you'll be ok. Hope the chooks get better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickeroo Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 THANKYOU to everyone, The update is that Bridget is a carrier of Campylobacter and very possibly the other three chickens.They are all now on antiboitics and the eggs are being discarded until 4 weeks after the last treatment. Now the eggs that they laid before treatment (with the exception of Bridget who was diagnosed and not yet laying) have been eaten by us through out her initial illness(we knew of no risk!) and we have not been ill, I will not let any friends or my expectant sister and toddler touch them and I will only add them to cakes etc.....just in case.The children have been banned from going near the chooks and hand and shoe disinfecton underway.....sounds extreme! like a spread of MRSA!!!!!!!! It's the nurse in me....alcohol pump to the ready!!! So all being well we should be back to normal in 5 weeks!!! Apparently this can be passed by any animal crossing through their area ie rat,mouse,FOX!!! I will now go and stock up on rubber gloves!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 What a nuisance for you. Sounds like an isolation hospital! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Poor you keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
