I'm not going to TOSS eggs during/after medicating my chickens.

[joebryant]

Anyone see a problem with this:
I'm not going to "TOSS" eggs for two weeks, standard procedure, during/after medicating my seven hens for prevention of their getting respiratory disease after my rooster's having had it. That would be several dozen eggs wasted. I have two Genesis 1588 incubators, and I'm going to stick a week's worth in each one.

BTW, all of my chickens have been taking Tetracycline, the antibiotic, in their drinking water for four days now with three days to go. I was told to toss the eggs an extra seven days after treating the flock.

 

[bburn]

I don't know. Are you just stirring the pot again?

just sayin'

 

[coq au vin]

Your hens never showed symptoms?

What medication(s) did you give them in order to "prevent" them from getting it?

 

[amyrains]

i did that with mine that were "toss eggs" and they hatched out just fine ...2 months now and still no probs...so.....

 

[joebryant]

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My vet who treated (saved his life) my rooster for a week told me to treat the flock as a preventative for seven days with Tetraycycline in their drinking water.

 

[joebryant]

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amyrains, then it was probably a reply from you that I read recently on "some?" post somewhere that gave me the idea to do this.

 

[joebryant]

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Aw shucks... ummm... yeah... probably.

 

[coq au vin]

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My vet who treated (saved his life) my rooster for a week told me to treat the flock as a preventative for seven days with Tetraycycline in their drinking water.

hmmm...

I don't mean to be a buzzkill, but you are familiar with CRD and the fact that survivors are carriers for life, right?

 

[joebryant]

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My vet who treated (saved his life) my rooster for a week told me to treat the flock as a preventative for seven days with Tetraycycline in their drinking water.

hmmm...

I don't mean to be a buzzkill, but you are familiar with CRD and the fact that survivors are carriers for life, right?

HUH? CRD? What's that?

 

[coq au vin]

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Chronic Respiratory Disease