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 I know people use ACV but that didn't help my water from getting slimy and the bleach solution does.

I have just started doing so because I want to keep the girls healthy. Bleach in water is just like the chlorine we have in our own tap water which is perfectly safe to drink. The solution I use is 2c. bleach in the bottom of a gallon bottle, topped off with water; then I add an ounce of that solution per gallon of their drinking water. It's just to kill off all the nasties that chickens can get. I think it has helped their colds from progressing while I've been waiting on the antibiotics. I plan to continue doing the solution indefinitely because it won't hurt them and can pretty much only help. I know people use ACV but that didn't help my water from getting slimy and the bleach solution does. The birds also drink just fine from the water; they don't notice it at all

I've been wondering if the inside of my PVC pipe that holds the nipples would get slimy.  The bucket does - if I don't take it down and scrub it.  No one poops in it, because it is up high.  It's just the slime factor that I'm wondering about.

Most people I know on city water only drink their water filtered due to the chlorination?
(Im on a private well, so I never felt the need to read into it. Just what my city water friends have said).         Just curious, I've never heard of giving bleach water.

Someone gave me a bucket with the watering nipples in it. I havent tried it yet. Did yours take to it right away?

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Originally Posted by Chicken Rustler 

True Migraines are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. You need to see a neurologist. And you may be asking how do I know? I HAD them for several years. I sometimes got 4-5 a week. They kept me from work and driving. I was panicked with the headaches and Dr's telling me try this med and that. See I had just lost my dad to a brain tumor and his symptoms were very similar. I finally got a Dr. that sent me to a Neuro. He did tests told me what it was and put me on daily preventative meds. I have no problem now. Well with migraines!   

Very True... I saw 2 neurologist when I was 7 and then again when I was 15 and they told me I have a chemical imbalance in my brain but they dont know what chemical it is... Both times I have tried 8 or 9 different meds in different amounts and nothin helped in fact most of the time it made them worst. I use to sleep in the bath tub with those big race track head phones with the AC on in the dark for 2 or 3 days at a time. No fun... Thankfully since I have had my kids it hasnt been that bad I get a really bad one every few months but for me I have found that caffeine  (which is a chemical) seems to help... Not a lot just a few sips. I tend not to do well on  meds so I myself would rather drink a soda... still no answers on why... but most of the time the drs are crazy anyway lol. Glad yours are better tho... that gives me hope that someday I will find the cause of mine. 

Now that wouldn't surprise me one bit considering she's the one who eats weird stuff.  I'm not sure how much feed she eats.  The feed is getting eaten... but by whom, I can't say.  I haven't seen her eat sand or wood chips lately.  Today I watched her eat a bunch of bugs, plus I fed her a huge worm that I found.  Should I be doing that?