Is it safe to eat eggs of chicken that was given medicated tablet for parasites?

[Emmyjim]

My hen had feather mites so she was given one tablet that contained Ivermectin 0.1 mg and Praziquantel 7.5 mg. Is it safe to eat her eggs or how long should I wait?

 

[BDutch]

I would wait 4 weeks to be sure.

Btw: Praziquantel is against worms, not against lice.

 

[Emmyjim]

I would wait 4 weeks to be sure.

Btw: Praziquantel is against worms, not against lice.

What should I give my chicken if the main cause for the problem is lack of feathers around the shaft in each of the wing feathers? I think they are caused by feather mites that live inside the stem of the feathers.

 

[Emmyjim]

Would this work for my chicken's feather parasites:

https://foyspetsupplies.com/dac-endecto-lice-mites-worm-drops/

 

[BDutch]

I use diatomaceous earth in a sand bath.
That is not poisonous and helps great against feather lice.

I try to avoid all medicines. And certainly those that are not officially allowed for chickens.

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

Ivermectin will kill mites and lice, once in the chicken's system it will kill any biting insects that try to feed on the chicken. I often use it when my broody hens start sitting as an extra precaution.

The generally suggested egg withholding period is 3 weeks, however that's entirely up to you. I don't bother to withold, the amount of medication a chicken receives is minute to a human, and the amount that would pass into an egg even smaller.

 

[BDutch]

Ivermectin will kill mites and lice, once in the chicken's system it will kill any biting insects that try to feed on the chicken. I often use it when my broody hens start sitting as an extra precaution.

The generally suggested egg withholding period is 3 weeks, however that's entirely up to you. I don't bother to withold, the amount of medication a chicken receives is minute to a human, and the amount that would pass into an egg even smaller.

Ivermectin is not allowed fot chickens in the food industry. I know that lots of BYC people give it to their chickens. But if it isn’t allowed in factory farming, I think it’s not a good idea to use it.

If I remember correctly all eggs are destroyed if they find residues in eggs (Eu). And the farmer gets prosecuted. I know for certain they did with Fipronil that was a poison against red mite.

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

Ivermectin is not allowed fot chickens in the food industry. I know that lots of BYC people give it to their chickens. But if it isn’t allowed in factory farming, I think it’s not a good idea to use it.

If I remember correctly all eggs are destroyed if they find residues in eggs (Eu). And the farmer gets prosecuted. I know for certain they did with Fipronil that was a poison against red mite.

Yes ivermectin is off label for chickens. The EU loves their paperwork.

However it is considered safe for humans and is prescribed to humans for certain conditions and parasites. So I will remain unconcerned.

Everyone is of course welcome to do what they are comfortable with. I am perfectly comfortable eating my hens eggs after they have had parasite treatments. I'm also comfortable breathing the air, eating the occasional fast food meal, having the odd beer, getting vaccines, washing my clothing with regular laundry detergent, using fluoridated Toothpaste, and running my dishwasher. Pretty sure all of these activities fill my body with more toxic components than eating an egg from a chicken treated with 1 drop of ivermectin on their comb (how I treat them, under veterinarian advice and prescribed).

 

[Eggcessive]

The ivermectin will treat feather mites, and is usually recommended for that since other miteacides may not work well. Ivermectin should be repeated after 14 days, and there is a 2-3 week egg withdrawal time. It is used off label in chickens. I would get something with just ivermectin that does not include the paraziquantel, since that is used for treatment of tapeworm. Ivermectin pour on 5 mg per ml is used on the back of the neck 0.3 ml for a 5 pound hen. Repeat in 14 days.

 

[BDutch]

Yes ivermectin is off label for chickens. The EU loves their paperwork.

However it is considered safe for humans and is prescribed to humans for certain conditions and parasites. So I will remain unconcerned.

Everyone is of course welcome to do what they are comfortable with. I am perfectly comfortable eating my hens eggs after they have had parasite treatments. I'm also comfortable breathing the air, eating the occasional fast food meal, having the odd beer, getting vaccines, washing my clothing with regular laundry detergent, using fluoridated Toothpaste, and running my dishwasher. Pretty sure all of these activities fill my body with more toxic components than eating an egg from a chicken treated with 1 drop of ivermectin on their comb (how I treat them, under veterinarian advice and prescribed).

The EU loves to protect their inhabitants against business who are only interested in profit/money and don’t give a damn about people health and sanity.

That’s why they don’t allow some of the poisons in human feed. Unfortunately some of the big pharma and big businesses have so many and powerful lobbyists that it takes ages to stop more poison getting in the environment and our bodies.

In some countries in Europe we only have 25% of the insects left compared to the starting point of counting (in the 80ties). Partly because farmers make monocultures , partly because the farmers and flower industry uses way too much poisons. It’s prooven that people who work in the flower industry often get Parkinson’s disease because of the poisons.

The factory farmers with large scale animal keeping cause a lot of pollution too and are a source of many health risks. If they are allowed to use more medicines it would cause only more risks for the health of humans. We already had several outbreaks and lots of death /handicapt people because large scale factory farmers try to make as much profit as possible (Creuzfelt, Q-fever, anti-biotics resistance, etc.). Even the contagious bird flu we have now is a by product of factory farming (says WUR, wageningen university and research).