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post #1 of 8
6/3/10 at 10:08am
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See I put out some medicated chick starter for the  younger chicks not thinking about them eating it. We ate one of their eggs soon after. For some reason I didn't think that one through and now know we should wait 2-3 weeks before eating their eggs. So, will I grow a 6th toe or sprout feathers? What are the effects of eating eggs from a hen who has eaten medicated food? Thanks!!!!!

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post #2 of 8
6/3/10 at 10:14am

You should be able to eat these eggs - the medication is an antibiotic. There will likely be trace amounts in the egg - but not enough to consider.

You don't however want to eat eggs after you give a wormer. Unless you have worms & want to get rid of them! : D

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post #3 of 8
6/3/10 at 10:17am
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Originally Posted by Supermommy486 

See I put out some medicated chick starter for the  younger chicks not thinking about them eating it. We ate one of their eggs soon after. For some reason I didn't think that one through and now know we should wait 2-3 weeks before eating their eggs. So, will I grow a 6th toe or sprout feathers? What are the effects of eating eggs from a hen who has eaten medicated food? Thanks!!!!!


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post #4 of 8
6/3/10 at 10:17am

I'm sorry, but you're a goner for sure.  tongue

So long as the medication is only Amprolium (read the tag on the feed sack) you're fine.  It's quite safe.

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post #5 of 8
6/3/10 at 11:22am
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Oh good! Lol  It's the Purina start and grown so I spose it's the Amprolium (Sack's tag was half missing). I think we will give it a couple days then east the eggs, I'm not horribly concerned but we try to stay away from that stuff (abx) so yea.
Thanks so much!

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post #6 of 8
6/3/10 at 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by midget_farms 

You should be able to eat these eggs - the medication is an antibiotic. There will likely be trace amounts in the egg - but not enough to consider.

You don't however want to eat eggs after you give a wormer. Unless you have worms & want to get rid of them! : D


Sorry, but the most common med. in medicated chick starter - amprolium - is not an antibiotic at all.  It's a coccidistat.  It retards the growth of cocci, giving the chicks immune system time to take over.
Unless you have a serious allergy to sulphur drugs, eating eggs from pullets that have eaten medicated chick starter then you shouldn't have any problem at all.  smile

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I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #7 of 8
6/3/10 at 6:24pm

A.T. Hagan :

I'm sorry, but you're a goner for sure.  tongue


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post #8 of 8
6/3/10 at 7:27pm
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Thanks everyone smile

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