feeding chickens their own egg withdrawal

[travl4me1]

I'm almost positive this has been addressed numerous times, but apparently I am not hitting the right Keywords.

Q. When you must withdrawal eggs from human consumption for the purpose of medications or worming and such, can you cook those eggs and feed them back to the flock during that time? or is its a total discard ?

Most of my questions are solved with a simple search, and thanks to those who contribute regularly.

 

[momma of a chicken lover]

My neighbor does this. When she worms, she cooks the eggs up and gives them to her dogs.

 

[dawg53]

It's best to discard eggs for the recommended withdrawal times. There's residue in the eggs which could possibly extend the withdrawal period. More importantly, the residue could help internal parasites build resistance to the wormer in time, rendering the wormer useless in time. Ivermectin comes to mind as an example. It has been overused in poultry as a miteacide rather than its primary purpose as a wormer.
Giving the eggs to dogs is ok. But I recommend calling a vet first and finding out if the breed in question is susceptable to that particular wormer residue as some breeds are susceptable.

 

[travl4me1]

good food for thought. many thanks.