ACV warning.... suddenly my 3-week old chicks died!

Ridgerunner said:

Yes, please post the results. Hopefully they can come to a conclusion.

Vinegar is acidic, which means it can dissolve metals. How was that stored? Did it perhaps absorb any heavy metals or create some other chemical compound that poisoned them?

You said everything else was the same. Did that include the waterer? Maybe a different “metal” waterer? I assume it was the same feed and feeder and was not moldy?

Vinegar being acidic should stop botulism from growing in there in case the container was air tight. I’m at a loss on this. It does point to that vinegar. Could you possibly send that along to get it checked?

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Excellent idea.

Hi-
I'm new chick mom as of tomorrow! Just wondering if you heard anything back about cause of death of your chicks.I am planning on adding ACV to our chick water- so would like to know if it was the ACV.
-Jerie

NewChickmom2016 said:

Hi-
I'm new chick mom as of tomorrow! Just wondering if you heard anything back about cause of death of your chicks.I am planning on adding ACV to our chick water- so would like to know if it was the ACV.
-Jerie

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New chick,
Bypass the problem altogether and go buy the smallest bttle of Bovidr Labs poultry Nutri-Dench. 850K birds aren't rong. This is a top flight emergency nutritional supplement. http://www.nutridrench.com

Windows 10 is giving me fits, smile. Poultry Nutri-Drench. It is all natural, and doesn't need to be digested. Mainlines directly into the bloodstream. http://www.nutridrench.com A massive amoun tof maturation goes onin the body systems the 1st week of life. Esp. the immune nd digestive systems. Nutri-Drench give the chick the etra nutrition to help lay an improved foundation upon which these body systems can mature. I have never had a sick or dead chick raising them on the Drench. No need for ay other supplement. Just feed, water and Drench. Easy peasey. Best, Karen

Oh and grit. Feed them chick grit in a separate cup after they ar a week old. It will help them develop a larger, healthier gizzard which can mean up to 20% more eggs per bird whe the females reach laying age. Best, Karen

I know this is old, but I MUST add that the chicks would not have died so suddenly due to a bacterial growth in the vinegar(that would cause an illness). Realistically, it was probably just too acidic, OR there was a natural 'thing' in the 'mother' that could have poisoned them.

Thank you all. Will pick up some Nutri-Drench!
-Jerie

First, i am so very sorry for the losses you suffered! Thats so terrible. When i first started with chickens a few years back i bought into the Apple Cider with mother " cure all- health tonic" theory. Then i began to do my own reasearch.i learned the cider can be hard on them especially when young and will change the p.h. in the intestine to acidic. Growing birds this can be extremely hard on the lining of the intestine. What i learned is a good Probotic (benifical bacteria) is MUCH better for their intestines. I use the one with Several different types of benifical bacteria in it that has 10 million colony forming units. Its called ProBios for poultry. I use it for newly hatched to adult birds. Its added to the drinking water.the benifical bacteria once established in the intestine can actually fight off bad bacteria thats introduced. It keeps their stool healthy as well. It wont change the p.h in their body. Its tested and proven. If you do some digging you will find the claims of the benifits of ACV. Are just that, claims and no real proof it has any benifit. May i ask, was the ACV given in a Metal water container? The ACV cant be given in metal as it can errode the metal. Imagine what it can to to intestines if it can errode metal containers? This is just my opinion after researching ACV myself.Many folks would disagree and swear by the stuff but ive never seen a benifit and after reasearch i stopped providing ACV all together and switched to a probotic where i CAN actually see a benifit in the birds feces.After yoyr experience, i would not use it again. Instead do try a good probotic. I have used Probios for years now and really love it. A jar goes a long way!! I buy mine online by searching " buy Probios for poultry". They have it for different animals so always get the one for poultry. Sometimes Tractor Supply carries the small jar but its more economical to get the large jar online. A jar last a good long time. I hope this helps and i am so very sorry you had to go through such a tragic experience with your birds. That is so awful. My heart goes out to you and i hope something i have said can benifit you and your flocks in some way. Best wishes.

I have never used the stuff and never will. I prefer to give my bird fresh clean water without something that might cause some not to drink enough. I have some pretty healthy birds that live long lives.

I've use Bragg's ACV, shake the bottle before I measure 1 T to one gallon of water, never had a problem. I also tried FF, love the results. SeaChick never returned to let us know the results?