Ambulance Girl Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I'm a bit confused., I've just dosed the girls with Xeno200 for the first time, can anyone tell me what the position is re: egg withdrawal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 According to the manufacturers there is a 7 day egg withdrawal period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Girl Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hi Gamebird, Thank you for your reply, I assume I throw the eggs away, seems such a waste. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Yes....strictly speaking, you should discard them. If you feed them back to the hens, you put more of the drug back into their system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Can you not compost the eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I compost any problem eggs myself, because I don't like the idea of them breaking in my bin. But they should not go in whole: they need to be well mixed up with less pleasant material, as rats adore eggs. Is it unsafe to lower the dose of the drug and then make it up by feeding the hens with their own eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Is it unsafe to lower the dose of the drug and then make it up by feeding the hens with their own eggs? I'm not sure how you would be able to calculate the correct dose tbh. Ivermectin is a drug used in the third world to treat gut worms in humans, so I personally don't discard the eggs when using Xeno 200 I just don't pass them on to other people. *Ivermectin is not licensed for use in poultry in UK. I wouldn't use eggs if antibiotics had been given to the hen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Girl Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Thanks to everyone for all the feedback. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
