NewFlockOnTheBlock
Songster
I'm thinking about treating our rooster with oxytetracycline for what appears to be a chronic mycoplasma infection that he picked up last winter. Do antibiotics pass into semen/sperm? If so, an egg withdrawal period may be necessary. Personally, as oxytetracycline is approved for use in laying hens in Europe, I've decided to eat the eggs laid by any of my hens that are being treated with oxytetracycline, but I do observe an egg withdrawal period before giving these eggs to others. I'm not sure how to go about this if we treat our rooster, especially given that their sperm survives inside a hen's body for up to 30 days (or at least that's what I heard on this forum).