I want to start by saying that this is a purely hypothetical question, and no one is currently brooding!
I have a chicken who did a course of antibiotics, and we're currently still in the withdrawal period for her eggs. I went out at one point and she had just laid an egg. Just for a moment it looked like she was in a brooding posture.
It got me thinking: are there any issues or complications if a hen tries to hatch chicks from eggs that are in that withdrawal period? I guess I'm really asking if lingering medications (in this case, antibiotics) have an impact on the ability of eggs to develop into healthy chicks.
Just curious and my googling only turned up a thread from 10 years ago.
I have a chicken who did a course of antibiotics, and we're currently still in the withdrawal period for her eggs. I went out at one point and she had just laid an egg. Just for a moment it looked like she was in a brooding posture.
It got me thinking: are there any issues or complications if a hen tries to hatch chicks from eggs that are in that withdrawal period? I guess I'm really asking if lingering medications (in this case, antibiotics) have an impact on the ability of eggs to develop into healthy chicks.
Just curious and my googling only turned up a thread from 10 years ago.
