[jaykay]

Well, the withdrawal is certainly quite a long one. Some say 28 days, some say the rest of the hen's life.
Isn't there another antibiotic that could be given instead?

[princesspiggy]

£70 in total -----ahhhhhh!

i could have sold u a healthy hen for £70!


seriously, if no luck, i do have older chicks if u need a replacement or two xx 
goodluck x

[Fishyhaddock]

Chickens all still alive and looking a little better - phew. An earlier thread mentioned that you could feed back the eggs (scrambled) to the chickens until the withdrawal period ends (vet says abt 3-4 weeks). I presume here it means raw and not cooked?

[in the hills]

I think cooked and mashed up so that not recognisable as egg.
 
Glad they are a little brighter     

[princesspiggy]

we feed scrambled eggs sometimes. always cooked. u dont want it looking raw incase they start eating their own eggs, we had that once, they all copied eachother, was a nightmare!
fingers crossed x

[Fishyhaddock]

whoops - wish i read my replies sooner! Like a numpty thought the eggs should be raw! have maybe created MAJOR problem 
However am on a 28 day withdrawal period so have to hope that they will forget taste of raw egg in a months time. Always learning....

[Fishyhaddock]

Very light hen had a relapse and was so poorly that we did the right thing. First hen we have lost.But we did the right thing.

[jaykay]

Sorry to hear that 

[princesspiggy]

did u work out what is was? and is it contagious to the next ones you get?
its good to try and help them, with hindsight its easier to cull at first sign of sickness. its a shame 

[in the hills]

Sorry to hear that you lost one of your girls  . You obviously did your very best for her.


Hope the other girl makes it.

[Fishyhaddock]

Other hen still with us and looking good although no eggs yet. Doesn't seem to have affected the other lot but eggs are still intermittent.