Hatching "Medicated" Eggs?

[Anon112]

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.

 

[cavemanrich]

I of course don't know,,,,, but my thinking,,, is the egg will not develop well. Then if it does go to hatch,, the chick my be disformed. I see all life as precious,, so would not experiment.
Even in best case situations,, not all eggs incubated make it to hatch. And not all chicks make it to adult chicken stage.

In people,, it is best not to take medicine during pregnancy. This way newborn has best chance of growing up healthy.
Of course there are many children born with drug addiction. Their chances for a healthy life are reduced.


WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,