what happens if you eat eggs from hens fed med. starter?

[key west chick]

About 2 weeks ago I bought a new bag of what was supposed to be layer pellets. I got home, opened the bag and they had loaded crumbles instead of pellets. No big deal, mistakes happen. They have been eating it for 2 weeks now. Well, today as I was feeding them, I had a sudden thought. What would happen if they have given me medicated chick starter and not layer crumbles? I dont have the bag anymore, so I cant check the label. My family has been eating these eggs now for 2 weeks. The food is halfway gone. Will it hurt us? So far it hasnt but I dont know about long term problems. Should I dump the rest and buy new food? I hate to waste it, especially without knowing for sure if its layer or chick starter.

 

[JenEric Farms]

I have no idea what the answer to your question is, but I have wondered the same thing. What would happen?

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

Good question, wish I knew.

 

[Chris09]

What was the Med. in the feed?
If it was Lasalocid (Avatec) There is no withdrawal is required because Lasalocid is confined to the alimentary canal of the bird.
If it was Amprolium (CORID) There is a 24 hour withdraw on it.

Chris

 

[key west chick]

Who knows what was in the feed. I'm not even sure it was chick starter in the first place. Maybe I'll call Southern States tomorrow and ask. Like I said, we've been eating the eggs now for 2 weeks.

 

[Chris09]

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Well IF and that is a big if it did make it to the eggs (I dont think it did but)you know you know that you dont have coccidiosis..

Chris

 

[humm-n-cluck ranch]

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IF[/b] and that is a big if it did make it to the eggs (I dont think it did but)you know you know that you dont have coccidiosis..

Chris

 

[silkiechicken]

Nothing will happen.

Most feeds now a days are usually "medicated" with amprolium, a thamine blocker, which inhibits the growth of cocci when chicks eat it, so the cocci protozoa does not make the chicks sick. If you have a medicated feed with a sulfa drug in it, the only risk is to those who are highly sensitive/allergic to sulfa drugs.

Oh, the meds do not kill cocci, it only prevents it from reproducing. The only way to get cocci is to eat some dirt, and even if you did eat some dirt, cocci is species specific, bird type to bird type, goat type to goat type and so on... you'd probably have to worry more about pinworms if you ate dirt.

 

[Chris09]

Buckeye feed uses Lasalocid (Avatec) in the broiler and Turkey Starter..
http://www.buckeyenutrition.com/media/137663/21_pct_broiler starter finisher.pdf

Chris

 

[BriteChicken]

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Ugh! That is why I don't use medicated starter Hyper allergic to sulfa drugs...