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Withdrawal times are determined by how long a chemical stays in the body tissues (and therefore transferred to eggs as well). Just because a chemical is used on people does not mean that it is safe for all people. Some folks can have severe reactions to even quite small amounts of certain medications that are generally considered safe. For example, praziquantel is contraindicated in the first trimester of pregnancy. You can be well into your first trimester before you know you are pregnant.

If you want to take the risk of disregarding withdrawal times that is entirely your personal perogative. However those eggs should never be sold or fed to people who are unaware of the risks involved.

Thanks for the info 1muttsfan.

 

Thanks for sharing your concerns and the recommended withdrawal time for the ingredient Praziquantel.  It sounds like it might be important to not eat the eggs for 2 weeks after using a wormer with that ingredient.

 

As for Ivermectin, Snowflake and I were quoting the vet at M.S.U. who said he has no problem eating the eggs of chickens who have been appropriately dosed with Ivermectin and if we don't want to eat our flocks eggs after using Ivermectin, then send please send the eggs to him.  Now that is one vets opinion.  I hope everyone will do their research when deciding what to eat and to serve others.

 

 

 

Nova- Congratulations on helping Mr. Fluffer's!  Do you think it was the antibiotic that helped him?  

   Welcome Fam Project!  

  Nothing wrong with appreciating God's blessings. Even if they come in the form of chickens!  

 

I adored my chickens and hated to lose them to illness and predators.  I am always glad when one pulls through!

 

Let me get this clear. We use the ones where the mice can't get back out. We put them in the rafters and outside along the sides of the barn where chickens can't get to them. We don't lay poison around where chicken can get to it, we're not that ridiculous! 

 Cocci is not just in the ground. All animals and birds are born or hatched with it in their body already. When stressful situations come up then they shed it. This was told to me from 3 different vets that have no connection with each other. I treat my sheep 2 times a year for it as a preventative measure.

 

On the mouse thing I think I will do as Olive and Fuzzy says. I would NEVER put poison out. Too many animals around here to do that. But I cannot keep feed up because they are in an enclosed building with lots of space for them. So it is immposible to keep the food up and also them eat. They are not old enough to go in a run yet.

Thanks everyone.

As it's been said many times here....what works for one will NOT work for all. There have been chickens here over 125 years. Enough said.

 X2  Thanks for your input Keyt. I just don't know what to do but I do know when I open their door in the mornings I can smell the mice and I can't stand that smell. I am going to clean it out AGAIN when I feel better. I don't feel good today so I am staying inside a lot. Probably tomorrow I will clean it again.

I got to meet BobBry this morning. He is a real nice fella. I liked him.

 

Boil eggs (duck, chicken, peafowl, whatever you have except emu eggs, they are too big!)

I used duck eggs because I had them

 

1 pound of ground meat (your favourite kind - mine was 3/4 chicken thigh and 1/4 pork)

1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground sage, 2-10 (okay, I love garlic) crushed garlic cloves, 10 grinds of black pepper, 1/2 tsp dried mustard powder (optional). Mix it all together - if it seems a bit moist, add 1/4 - 1/2 cup breadcrumbs to bind it.

 

Divide into 4 portions. Rolling it our can be a pain, so I use cling film, with flour on it and put another piece on top. Then "shmush" it round the boiled eggs that have been chilled. Form into a nice ball pressing it tight, then roll in breadcrumbs. Fry in hot oil in a cast iron pan until brown on all sides, then drain any excess oil, and transfer the pan to a 325 f oven for 25 minutes to make sure it's thoroughly cooked.

 

Serve chilled with Dijon or HOT English mustard and a big pint of the very best beer!

OK... so general consensus is to dump the eggs. So darn conflicting! LOL. I guess I will go and look at the drug in question first and decided from there. I can mark the boxes they go in, and may decided that they are fine for myself and John to eat, but feed the store eggs (BLAAA!) to the kiddos and ma. We will see.

 

Mice... I just chucked several dead mice from my front yard. I have a wonderful summer out door cat. She'll chase the mice down, and kill em... then leave them all over the yard. The chickens... they don't even bother with them when they are dead. Just walk around them. I guess they like their meat fresh or cooked. HAHAHAAAHAA. Picky chits.

 

Mr. Fluffers is hanging out under the bushes where they always hang out. He is still very under the weather, but he will not let me catch him. He is getting up on his own to eat and drink, so this is a good sign. Yesterday I really did think I'd be burying him today. I am not sure if its the antibiotics, but I do think that poultry drench is one hell of a chicken life saver. I wonder if I had had it when Vanna suddenly got ill and when the unnamed pullet got ill, if that would have helped them. Also... the sav a chick sure didn't work. Well anyway. I will continue to keep my fingers crossed that the big galoot recovers completely. I know some people think that I am a nut for carrying about my roo so much, and some are not. BUT any rooster who is gonna take on a juvie coon, be so good to his girls, and keep the flock managed as well as he does, well hell, then he deserves the best that I can do for him also. AND he never threatens people, or my kids. That makes him a roo with traits that are worth passing down. Like I said, how lucky I have been to have good boys.

 

My hose broke... I hope it rains. I guess tomorrow I will have to get a hose repair kit, OR I will have to get a new hose. I can't water my veggies adequately right now. UGH!

 

I picked a cucumber off the vine... It was a very weird color. Very solid, but the green was off, and some of the areas looked a bit rusty (?) colored in with the green. The cucumber was also very thick around, but about 6-7 inches long. I should have taken a picture of it. The chickens have already devoured it. Anyway... Is there anything wrong with it? It did not seem to be rotting at all. I used to work at Heinz, and it had that color going on, like it was rotting, but again it was very firm, even in the rusty colored spots.

 

Some one picked my watermelon too. Butt clowns. I asked around at work last night. Trying to find someone who needs some free wood for the winter, to take down the trees. All they have to do, is drop them straight back. They would not have to worry about hitting anything with the ones I want out. It would give me the minimum amount of sun needed then in the back. Looks like I may have found someone. When would be the best time to take them out? I was thinking in the fall, so that the birds wouldn't be disturbed. I'd hate to take out a bird nest. The squirrels are smart enough to not nest in the trees in the yard. Dogs. LOL. BUT that is good news for me.

 

Anyway, my plantar fascitis is really bothering my foot. I think I will go and put it up, maybe roll it over an bottle of ice for 15 minutes...