Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits for Chickens!

[Chicken Newbie07]

Thank you for the video- I am sorry some people suck the life out of everything,
Love, Joy, Peace, patience, Kindness

I really appreciate the support. I too cannot understand why people do that. It beats me..... anyway, thanks for watching, I hope the information helps you raise happy healthy chickens!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Thank you for the video- I am sorry some people suck the life out of everything,
Love, Joy, Peace, patience, Kindness

Because people go around 'prescribing' ACV for every single problem when it hardly fixes most serious ones.

 

[Chicken Newbie07]

Because people go around 'prescribing' ACV for every single problem when it hardly fixes most serious ones.

It’s not prescribing, I’m simply sharing what works for MY flock. I share it with the upmost care and best intentions to MAYBE help someone out there. Never prescribing , I’m not a vet or doctor of any kind. Just a chicken lady is all.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

I’ve never understood the hype ACV when I first started my flock I used to put it in my flocks water but never noticed a difference. Now I hardly ever add anything in my flocks water and I have around 150 birds all in perfect health. I don’t think the ACV plays a part in keeping flocks healthy I think proper hygiene and care do but to each their own.

 

[Malquid]

Vinegar is a great disinfectant
The ph is 3.4 which is pretty acidic. Simply put, bacteria and small pests like mites..die out of their ph range. Most live in the 7.0 range which is water and chicken skin.
look at it as bleach but on the opposite side of the ph scale.

 

[Malquid]

It’s not prescribing, I’m simply sharing what works for MY flock. I share it with the upmost care and best intentions to MAYBE help someone out there. Never prescribing , I’m not a vet or doctor of any kind. Just a chicken lady is all.

Great post!
it’s good to discuss options.
in reality that’s all we are doing. Thanks for the discussion. Keep up the good work.

 

[yakitori]

I really appreciate the support. I too cannot understand why people do that. It beats me.....

I don't think putting you down was the point of their responses... I think even if you promoted your video elsewhere, you would get people who disagreed with it. It’s really out of concern for the birds’ health, and getting accurate information out to the public. I’m thankful for helpful informative discussions like this, as it definitely helps me make better decisions on how to feed my birds.

 

[R2elk]

It’s not prescribing, I’m simply sharing what works for MY flock. I share it with the upmost care and best intentions to MAYBE help someone out there. Never prescribing , I’m not a vet or doctor of any kind. Just a chicken lady is all.

The problem is that it is nothing more than your opinion but you keep posting it as if it is a fact. It has been proven to be harmful when given during high temperatures.

 

[Isaac 0]

Not arguing, just rambling.

When you search "Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits" in no time you'll see claims, like that it'll lower your rate of getting heart disease, but when you actually look into whats behind the claim, its just plain anecdotal.

They do claim it can reduce the risk of heart disease, but what they don't mention are the studies supporting there claim. Here's proof,

" A study of people who ate salads dressed with oil and vinegar showed six days a week had lower rates of heart disease than those that didn't "

And.. How in the world do we know ACV was behind this, or was it just because the were overall eating healthier?

These are the kind of studies that are being taken out of context.


http://blog.chickenwaterer.com/2012/12/dont-use-apple-cider-vinegar-acv-in.html


@Chicken Newbie07 ,we're not trying to hate by any means, just simply pointing out that some of the claims in the video are false, or have no solid proof to back it up. You have every right in the world to offer your birds ACV and advocate the use of it, just the same as were able to downplay the use of it until actual proof is available the says otherwise.

 

[Tesumph]

For the record, there was actually a study done in 2018 (by The Jordan University) that measured the effects of ACV as a natural anticoccidial preventative in large scale broiler populations. The results showed that, as a matter of fact, broilers who drank ACV had less coccidial oocysts in the stool than the control and amprolium groups, and showed no clinical signs of the disease.
The obvious problem with this study is that it's very new and not widely reviewed. I actually tried to write a paper on ACV use in poultry and had to scrap the entire thing because there is so little peer reviewed evidence on it (and yet EVERYONE and their dog seems to have anecdotal "facts" ).

My personal takeaway as someone who does NOT keep hundreds of broilers in my backyard is:
1) the typical "backyard" chicken keeper keeps their birds for much longer than 1-2 months (the typical age of slaughter for a broiler). Not much is known in terms of long-term effects, but there is evidence that it can stunt skeletal growth and slow down muscle formation (as seen in the 2011 study by Journal of Applied Poultry Science).
2) most of us keep laying hens which need a lot of calcium for regular egg production. As has already been pointed out, ACV interferes with calcium absorption.
3) again, as has been said, it can be damaging in hot weather—but I'd also like to add that long-term use of electrolyte packets can be as well. These things are meant to be a "boost" to the system, and long-term use can lead to seizures and heart problems, particularly in hot weather where animals can easily overdose on whatever has been put in their drinking water.
4) there is no standard dosage of how much vinegar should be added. A drop isn't going to do anything (except give you false expectations), but a significantly tainted drinking source could be devastating in the right circumstances.

Fresh, clean drinking water is ALWAYS best for an animal to properly function.
I'd also like to point out the danger of believing your flock is safer or healthier than you'd think. If I see worms in poop and all I do is add ACV to the waterer, I am not only letting the parasites further damage the organs of my birds, but I'm also giving them time to spread.
The best preventative for any illness is practicing good coop hygiene, biosecurity, and common sense. If issues arise (and they will), there are real drugs and treatments available that will help your birds much more than any questionable homeopathic remedies can.

And by the way, thank you for sharing the initial video! We welcome healthy debates here and I, personally, find this topic very interesting. No life-sucking intended.