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Transit1992

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Nov 19, 2018
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Hello all, I saw the black scabs on three of my hens, so immediately I looked for a vet. I wanted a vet to come to the my house, the vet that came to make a long story short, gave my hens a shot of the antibiotic Baytril, 5 mg per pound under their wing in the skin on June 10. I wasn't seeing a difference and found a chicken vet and took my hens there. It turns out that its a roosting problem and have to bathe and put Navasal on them. With that being said, the vet told me as the vet on record according to FARAD I'm not to eat or give my eggs away. My girls are only a year old. I have seen other posts where people put baytril in their hens waters. Looking to hear what people think about not eating the eggs, or how long before they did eat or give away. I attached an article from FARAD about chickens and antibiotics. Thank you.
 

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Eh..... I just do what I have to for my flock and move on... :oops: I only treat for parasites (never antibiotics) but some of the parasite meds are supposed to result in life time withdrawl.... I think... but I prefer to put my head in the sand.

And if any if those parasitic meds get into the eggs,eh, maybe I needed some too. :lau


But.... what is going on with your hens? Black scabs result in antibiotic,but it is actually from roosting? None of that makes sense to me. :idunno
 
Dont eat the eggs if you think you or a family member might have a reaction to the residue in the eggs.

I read your bumblefoot thread. I wouldve LOVED to have done bumblefoot surgery on those 3 hens' feet! No antibiotic wouldve been needed, except neosporin. There is no fluid to be extracted when it comes to bumblefoot, an equine vet wouldnt know that.
Sand your roosts with sandpaper to eliminate splinters and burrs, lower your roosts as well.
 
Alaskan said:
Eh..... I just do what I have to for my flock and move on... :oops: I only treat for parasites (never antibiotics) but some of the parasite meds are supposed to result in life time withdrawl.... I think... but I prefer to put my head in the sand.

And if any if those parasitic meds get into the eggs,eh, maybe I needed some too. :lau


But.... what is going on with your hens? Black scabs result in antibiotic,but it is actually from roosting? None of that makes sense to me. :idunno
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Sorry, I didn't explain better. My hens have a form of bumblefoot, which resulted from a roosting problem. Their perches are more than 18 inches from the floor. 3 of my hens are heavy, so jumping down resulted in bumblefoot. I searched for a vet, when the first vet came he administered antibiotics. A week later it didn't look any better so I went to a different vet who explained about not being able to eat or give the eggs away because of the antibiotic. So my question is has anyone given their hens baytril, withdrew the eggs and then proceeded after time ate them and gave them away.
 
aart said:
What exactly is this?

Me neither.


More to the story here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-eye.1388426/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bumblefoot.1387009/
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Navasal is a fungus gel. for one week the vet had me soak their feet for 15 minutes in blue stuff which is an antimicrobial antifungal soak. Then apply Navasal to their scabs. After the week we soak once a week and apply. My question was has anyone used baytril with their hens and after time (withdrawel) ate and gave away their eggs.
 
dawg53 said:
Dont eat the eggs if you think you or a family member might have a reaction to the residue in the eggs.

I read your bumblefoot thread. I wouldve LOVED to have done bumblefoot surgery on those 3 hens' feet! No antibiotic wouldve been needed, except neosporin. There is no fluid to be extracted when it comes to bumblefoot, an equine vet wouldnt know that.
Sand your roosts with sandpaper to eliminate splinters and burrs, lower your roosts as well.
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Hi we haven't had a reaction as I stopped the eggs after he administered the antibiotic. The second vet that I used did not want to damage the new skin underneath the scabs. So far the soak and the navasal is working the scabs are getting smaller.
I'm mad at myself for using the first vet (equine), the second vet was for chickens. I have a sander which I use on the roosts if needed. The problem was it was more than 18 inches where they roosted at night, so when they jumped down that was the cause as the three hens that have the scab are heavy, you can actually hear them land. The scabs are in the exact same spot on their feet. But getting much better now. Has anyone used their eggs after baytril was used. As the second vet told me that they should not be used at all. I have read other posts and I see people put baytril in their hens water. I do not, I have plain water, vinegar water and a probiotic and electrolyte water for my hens. Plus they free range, their fecal analysis came back clean, no parasites and no mites. The vet was impressed how healthy my hens were. So I'm just wondering if I can ever use the eggs again
 

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