Apple Cider Vinegar for Chicks?

[brandislee]

I love ACV, too- I always have given it to my chicks, but for whatever reason I didn't give it to my last batch of chicks right away. And their mortality rate was WAY higher than normal. So to make up for it I'm adding the ACV and a little molasses until they stabalize again.

Besides all the things listed that ACV is good for, it also contains important trace minerals and vitamins that chicks need like B2 (ribovlavin). I don't use the commercial vitamin supplements for my chickens- when they're called for, I use ACV and molasses. I don't give ACV to my hens all the time, though. I probably should (or at least more often) but I can't keep enough of it around!

Oh, and here's a link to a blog post I wrote the other day on how to make ACV ... it's so super easy! And someone was talking about yogurt as well- if you search, there's a post on that too.

 

[Ole rooster]

This is not chicken drink, but then again it may, but here it is. 1 jar, 16 ounces, of the organic vinegar. 8 ounces of wildflower honey and a gal of distilled water. Put the vinegar,honey and a glass of the water in a pot and warm it up just so the honey disolves. Wait for it to cool and pour that into a gal container. Fill the remainding space of the container with the distilled water. Let that chill real well and you will have the best summer drink you ever had. I read up on this and for some reason it helps clean the veins in the neck.

p

 

[Sonic Pug]

I recently started raw ACV with a bit of local honey in a glassful of distilled, chilled water. I actually like the taste, as it tastes like very watered down apple juice ( and regular apple juice is much too strong and sweet for my taste). I can't believe the little energy boost/pick me up I get after drinking it. I'm gooing to start the chickens on ACV soon too.

 

[djennings]

So I can use the apple cider vinegar that I bought at the store for my chicks? How much for 3 week old chicks and how much for 2 month old chicks?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I drink a little cup of ACV every morning, then I eat a bowl of Organic Yogurt. We also make our own yogurt, but I prefer the Organic we get from the Co-op.

For awhile I was giving it to my chickens, but haven't in awhile. :0

~ Aspen

 

[BoltonChicken]

Guys, guys... it has to be ORGANIC ACV. The regular stuff sold by Heintz is pasturized and therefore void of any good benefits. I buy mine at Kroger in the health food section. The brand name is Braggs Organic ACV. It is supposed to be an effective wormer but the main benefit that I use it for is to stop algae growth in my 5 gallon waterer. The amount to add for ANY age chicken is one tablespoon per gallon of water.

 

[Sonic Pug]

Yes, I get the raw, organic ACV from Braggs. I ordered a gallon jug online from their website.

 

[ChickyLove]

Yogurt in the crockpot! I've been missing my yogurt maker, but this sounds like a GREAT idea. What do I do??

 

[M.sue]

Yogurt and ACV....both excellent to give them and I only use Braggs ACV with mother.

 

[Beekissed]

Quote:
I beg to differ...though the UP is much better, by all means, regular store bought has great benefits as well. Not all vitamins and minerals are killed by heat or none of our foods would ever provide any nutrients. What is killed is the cultured organisms, what we call probiotics....though I have bought store vinegar that eventually formed a mother. Not the norm, but it happens.

Also keep in mind that unpastuerized does NOT mean organic, it merely means that the vinegar has not been pastuerized. Organic would be derived from apples grown and processed organically.