Martinhouse
Deceased
About three weeks ago I treated my hens, Barred Rocks, with tetracycline in their drinking water. And right around the time they finished up that water, one or two of them started laying again, even though I do not have a light in their pen/house.
The eggs are big beautiful light brown ones and I am wondering how long should I wait until the eggs I'm getting will be free of tetracycline, since I am deathly allergic to it. I won't even cook and feed those eggs back to the hens for fear newer eggs would contain a little more of the meds from the second time around.
Sure hope someone knows the answer to this for me. So far no one I've asked has any idea about this.....even my vet is pretty clueless about chickens. I have gotten decent eggs at Dollar General, but it sure would be nice to improve one of those with one from my own hens, when I want a couple of eggs for breakfast.
The eggs are big beautiful light brown ones and I am wondering how long should I wait until the eggs I'm getting will be free of tetracycline, since I am deathly allergic to it. I won't even cook and feed those eggs back to the hens for fear newer eggs would contain a little more of the meds from the second time around.
Sure hope someone knows the answer to this for me. So far no one I've asked has any idea about this.....even my vet is pretty clueless about chickens. I have gotten decent eggs at Dollar General, but it sure would be nice to improve one of those with one from my own hens, when I want a couple of eggs for breakfast.