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Fuzzyfelt123

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I have been to the vets with my 6 girls and come back with 4 chickens and £50 lighter :cry: Lucy's foot was only treatable by operating as the abcess was too deep and there was no guarenntee she would survive the process so the vet recommended euthanasia. Henrietta was my 'prolapse' girly who was otherwise healthy but the vet felt her prolapse was too severe so she too was put to sleep. The other girls were treated for mites (which i hadn't spotted) and given antibiotics for respiratory & possible Cocci - The vet said I can't eat the eggs for a month is that true? or just a precaution?
The vet tried to reassure me that ex-batts have had a tough life and that i had given them a lovely retirement but it didn't feel that way to way to me; Lucy and Henrietta went quite docile and lay on the floor as i stroked them - I couldn't stay and watch them 'go' though...
I had just got 4 more ex-batts on saturday although they are in quarenteen presently so not yet in the main coup ....
 
So am I - you really looked after those chickens, and the vet was right - they were lucky to have had a second home with you. Better luck win the new girls.
 
It's horrible when you lose something but I have ex batts too trust me you gave them a great retirement they are prone to do man problems they should come with warning labels attached
 
Thank you for your kind words - it's appreciated.
Could i ask about egg withdrawal - (i will take the vets advice) but just wondered exactly why we can't eat them? :-)19
 
It's because some of the antibiotic will be passed into the eggs from the hens system, so if you eat them before she has had a chance to clear all traces of antibiotic after completing her course, you are at risk of getting a low dose of her antibiotic, which might affect you in several ways, eg might make you more resistant to antibiotics yourself if you needed a prescription in the future.
There's a great deal of concern at present about the wider environmental effects of dosing animals with antibiotics, and best advice says to only do so when absolutely necessary and to avoid accidental transmission, especially to humans, through eggs, milk or meat. Antibiotics are becoming less effective in all species, as the organisms they target are also evolving all the time and becoming more resistant, so it makes sense to limit their use and spread as much as possible.
 
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