Worming: Does anyone know of a practical use for discarded eggs? In the garden, perhaps?

[AllynTal]

... Has anyone found a "use" for eggs they have to discard? ...

I hard-boil them and then chunk them up with a pastry cutter and feed them back to the chickens.

 

[laircy]

I've heard you can feed them to a dog.

 

[TalkALittle]

I hard-boil them and then chunk them up with a pastry cutter and feed them back to the chickens.

By doing this you are putting more medication into the birds and lengthening the withdrawal time.

 

[aart]

Quote: Ditto Dat^^^

I've heard you can feed them to a dog.

Not a good idea, why medicate the dog?

 

[TalkALittle]

Ditto Dat^^^

Not a good idea, why medicate the dog?

Agree. By giving the dog eggs laced with residue of wormer you are creating the opportunity for the worms in the dog to build a resistance to the wormer.

 

[aart]

Quote: Exactly.

 

[AllynTal]

By doing this you are putting more medication into the birds and lengthening the withdrawal time.

I disagree. The eggs might have trace amounts in them, but not enough to 're-medicate' the birds. The bird's bodies are gradually losing the medication (and so are the eggs) and the withdrawal time isn't an instant cut-off -- like for a 10-day withdrawal, day 9 there is still medicine in the birds and miraculously on day 10 it's all gone. So giving those trace amounts back isn't really adding to their medication load.

 

[casportpony]

Withdrawal time is also based on the amount of medication given, the number of days given, and how it's given (orally, by injection, or topically).

 

[3riverschick]

Panacur is used to worm puppies. Safeguard and Panacur are safe for herding dog breeds. If they are not spoiled you could cook them up and feed to your dog. If they aren't safe to eat by being too old, the just throw them out.
Frankly, I would just make a run to the dump.
Best,
Karen
(Bellwether Colllies 1995-2009)


Fenbendazole (Hoechst brand names Panacur and Safe-Guard, Intervet Panacur and Panacur Rabbit) is a broad spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic used against gastrointestinal parasites including: giardia, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, the Taenia genus of tapeworms (but not effective against Dipylidium caninum, a common dog tapeworm), pinworms, aelurostrongylus, paragonimiasis, strongyles and strongyloides and can be administered to sheep, cattle, horses, fish, dogs, cats, rabbits and seals. Drug interactions may occur if salicylanilides like dibromsalan and niclosamide are co-administered. Abortions in cattle and death in sheep have been reported.[1]

 

[jennyf]

 I disagree. The eggs might have trace amounts in them, but not enough to 're-medicate' the birds. The bird's bodies are gradually losing the medication (and so are the eggs) and the withdrawal time isn't an instant cut-off -- like for a 10-day withdrawal, day 9 there is still medicine in the birds and miraculously on day 10 it's all gone. So giving those trace amounts back isn't really adding to their medication load.

This is my understanding too. Plus the concerns about resistance in dogs isn't relevant unless your dogs are carrying a parasite load. If your dogs are on heartworm preventative that includes a broad spectrum dewormer like pyrantel, or are wormed regularly, and/or have clean decals at the vet, they likely are not. I wouldn't hesitate to feed them to my dogs.