AnneT Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Hi all, Last time I spoke to a vet about antibiotics for hens I was told that once they'd been treated you could never use the eggs again. Because I don't know which egg comes from which hen that's obviously a problem as I'd need to isolate my poor hen completely and for ever. I'm taking a hen to the vet soon and likely to be offered antibiotics, so are the rules in the UK still the same, or are there any authorised antibiotics that just have a withdrawal period? My vet isn't a particular hen expert, so I'd like to be fully armed with information! Alternatively, I'm sure I've read somewhere that if this happens then they can do something, possibly a hormone injection, which make them menopausal so stops them laying any more eggs in their lifetime. Has anyone heard of anything like that? Many thanks, Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I think it depends on who you 2 hours ago, AnneT said: Hi all, Last time I spoke to a vet about antibiotics for hens I was told that once they'd been treated you could never use the eggs again. Because I don't know which egg comes from which hen that's obviously a problem as I'd need to isolate my poor hen completely and for ever. I'm taking a hen to the vet soon and likely to be offered antibiotics, so are the rules in the UK still the same, or are there any authorised antibiotics that just have a withdrawal period? My vet isn't a particular hen expert, so I'd like to be fully armed with information! Alternatively, I'm sure I've read somewhere that if this happens then they can do something, possibly a hormone injection, which make them menopausal so stops them laying any more eggs in their lifetime. Has anyone heard of anything like that? Many thanks, Anne I think it depends on which vet you talk to Anne. I've had to use a lot of Tylan in the past because my birds had coccidosis and at the beginning I was told to withdraw eggs but then I saw another vet who actually looked it up and told me I didn't have to withdraw eggs so perhaps ask them to look it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Generally, whether it is Baytril or Tylan, the advice is to withdraw eggs from human consumption for 7 days.... according to my poultry vet. Interesting that one told you that the eggs could never be eaten - they obviously haven't see the carp that's pumped into our meat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
