My japanese bantam hatched 5 chicks a week ago and im wondering if its safe to give them apple cider and garlic at such a young age. Thanks.
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Really no reason to give them either IMO.My japanese bantam hatched 5 chicks a week ago and im wondering if its safe to give them apple cider and garlic at such a young age. Thanks.
A one day a week dosing of water with an active ACV(with the 'mother') can't hurt but,I disagree with the other commentators. The ACV promotes beneficial probiotic growth; current research says the pectin is the key ingredient in this process. Once established, you can discontinue, and I would think that a few weeks of life would be sufficient for a chicken to get their gut flora established enough for nature to take its course thereafter. You can purchase probiotic supplements for your chicken as well, but ACV is cheap and simply promotes an already naturally occurring process. Research in general shows us, by evidence, that probiotics improve gut health in general and that gut health is related to overall health. Here is an excellent research reference that defines specific beneficial organisms and what they affect in chickens. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812824/
I'm with aart and cr; plain fresh water and good quality chick feed! There's lots of fantasy 'information' out there, repeated over and over. That doesn't make it true. Mary