Hi, we have had chickens since May 2011. bought 10 hens from the local flea market - 8 of them were roosters silly us. Traded the roosters on freecycle for 1 good barred rock laying hen. she lays huge 4oz. eggs - ordered 6 real hens from a hatchery and were given 3 cochins from a co-worker. Our breeds are:2 Rhode Island Reds - (1died), 2 Buff Orpingtons, (1 Welsummer - just died), (1 Dominique - died), 1 Red sexlink, 1 Barred Rock, 2 Blueish-gray Cochins, 1 Gold and black Cochin. I have a question on antibiotic use. Do you use it? My Rhode Is. Red was fine one day but was out in the rain the next day I found her dead in the coop with clear mucus coming out her nose. The University Extention (4-H) told me it was probably bird pnuemonia and treating the rest of the birds with antibiotics might prevent more deaths. I gave them a tablespoon of Duramycin-10 per gallon of water daily for 7 days. All is well, had to throw away all eggs during treatment. Also cannot eat eggs for at least 7 to 14 days after treatment. Does any one know how long we should not eat the eggs ? Thanks so much
Welcome to BYC. It sounds like you answered your own question. Don't eat the eggs for the first 14 days after you stop treatment.
Quote:Welcome to BYC. Duramycin 10 egg withdrawal is 21 days after last use. Dont feed them back to your birds, toss them in the garbage.
from Washington State glad you joined us! It seems like when you have and raise chickens you always need antibiotics on hand. Once chickens come down with pnuemonia it is really only a matter of hours that they have to be put on antibiotics in order to save them!
