Laying Hen on metronidazole

[maclucien]

My hen has had two metronidazole pills how long do Need to wait to use her eggs.
cannot find that info anywhere.

 

[dbcooper02]

Since you're asking this on the Incubating & Hatching thread I'm guessing you are not talking about eating the eggs.
For incubation purposes I'd probably go ahead and start saving a batch.
I would not even consider eating her eggs until I had specific info from a qualified vet or other knowledgable source.

 

[williamsl77]

Metronidazole is used orally in humans to treat certain kinds of infections. I would give it the usual 10-14 day withdrawal period and not worry about it after that (for consuming the eggs). I prescribe this medication to people frequently.

For hatching, I might wait longer.... a month? That's not based on anything scientific, but more due to worry about chemicals affecting hatches.

 

[williamsl77]

I'm also curious what your hen got this for??