Apple Cider Vinegar: The chick miracle

[LarryP2]

On my second lot of chicks (50 Cornish x), I have been adding a tablespoon of ACV to their waterers, each time I fill them. I started with 50 (Dunlap Hatchery sent me 52), and the two that died obviously died of being trampled. They are now 9 days old and very very healthy. Additionally, instead of pine shavings, I lined the floor of their brooder with sand, because I heard that pine shavings kill a lot of baby chicks, who think it is food. And this time, as soon as I got those CX chicks, I dipped their little beakies in the water until they "learned" to drink.

My first batch was about the same number of SLWs, and I had more than 20 die in the first week (Dunlap sent me 25 replacements YEAH DUNLAP!!!), however I used no ACV and bedded them on wood chips.

My dramatic lesson recapped:

Sand instead of pine shavings

ACV is a miracle juice for baby chicks

teach them how to drink as soon as you get them

 

[countrycakelady]

AWESOME! So glad that things are working out well for you....my babies never tried to eat the shavings...they were too busy dusting in them at a few days old to eat them! Such funny creatures! ACV is the BOMB!

 

[tumbles]

Are you talking about ACV w the "mother" in it? Or just plain old Acv?
What is this " mother" acv & where do ya'll buy it?

 

[bowen012]

Mother is essentially the "good" bacteria in unpasteurized vinegar. Many places sell it, even box stores. Just look for organic and/or unpasteurized ACV. It should tell you in the bottle...

 

[countrycakelady]

Hi, hope this helps...I found the Bragg's brand ACV with the 'Mother' in it at Walmart....it has done WONDERS for all our animals! So happy to have found this board, AWESOME information and people on here!