Whoa - so the FDA says don't use this at all in layers? Wow. I think maybe we need to make note of that - Tylan is recommended here a lot [that's why I bought it]. Now I'm wondering if I've ruined all my layers?
I am having bad chicken luck these days, that's for sure!
Kelly
LOL - well, my search came up with everything from "no need to wait" to "discard for 7-10 days" to "discard for 2 weeks". Guess I'll discard for 2 weeks to be 100% safe!
Kelly
We just treated our whole flock with Tylan to cure an eye infection they were passing around [it worked great BTW!].
They finished the course yesterday. For how long should I discard the eggs before they are safe to eat again after treatment?
Thanks!
Kelly
Thanks everyone.
I am now really confused. I feel so dumb...
I don't have any birds with any nasal symptoms at all - the only one that has anything wrong now is Rainbow, with the swollen eye. The other pullet that kept her one eye closed for a few days is fine now.
So, it sounds...
I am treating my flock "just in case" [see this thread for more details if you want them: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=200081 ].
I have VetRX and Tylan powder [water soluable] to give them now since the mail came .
Can I give both at once or no?
Thanks for any...
I feel for you! My sister has a black australorp just like this - she's been bald in patches since November. Otherwise she is healthy, happy and lays almost every single day [she lays 21 days straight, takes one day off and lays another 21 days!]. Her bald spots have moved over the months...
Well, Rainbow's eye is still swollen shut. Some of the swelling has gone down - I am not sure her eye is still there though the more I look at it.
None of the others have gotten sick. That one little pullet was keeping one of her eyes closed sometimes, but yesterday and today she's been...
...and that broody I took in last week is still in quarantine with the chicks I gave her, so I know it isn't her spreading things.
Anyway, I appreciate all the help! I *deeply* appreciate the advice and information, both on this thread and PMs! I'll try to update as I figure things out!
Kelly
[Oh, and I'm not usually such a basket case, but imagining having to put down all of my children's beloved pets was just a bit much for this soft hearted mama. ]
Kelly
THANKS!
No, it isn't green or crusty, it must be the coloring in the pic. It just looks swollen [we thought at first it was weasel trauma, but there isn't any tearing or bite marks, just swelling].
A friend of mine reminded me that I've been having a mold problem in their coop because...
...friends].
NO, actually I'm crying AND wanting to throw up. Our birds are our pets - my children each have birds that they have hatched from *eggs* and hand raised [I've hatched almost all our birds myself ]. If we have to cull the whole flock I don't know if we could survive the...
It has no odor at all. I've read the site extensively, I can't find anything that describes an illness just with the eye thing - usually there are other symptoms [smell, nasal discharge, breathing problems, diarrhea, etc].
that's why this has me baffled.
Kelly
...7 days or so....
Another suggestion was an antibiotic that I could put in their water to treat the whole flock, but it would take longer to work.
*Should* I treat the whole flock? Or just the two hens who seem affected? Is there anything detrimental to treating them all?
And is it weird...
Hey Guys - these eggs are no longer for sale. I posted this thread a week ago and when I got no response, I sold the eggs elsewhere [didn't want them to go bad ].
I've since decided to get out of breeding altogether.
Sorry! I hope you do find some nice ones elsewhere, because EEs rock...
I wish you luck. I can't seem to sell eggs to save my life!
I have a beautiful flock of "pure" Easter Eggers [most of them are Ameraucanas] and I also have a very high quality flock of pure Cuckoo Marans, and I can't sell eggs from either flock! [I was looking to make $6-8 per dozen, $6...
...had a full beard and muff just like the parents. They are extremely pretty chickens.
My birds are all unrelated and very healthy.
These are *very* beautiful EEs - not the "run of the mill" muddy colored ones many hatcheries have for sale. Whenever people visit my property, they try to...