clorox in water?

[Farmer Kitty]

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Many city wells are treated with cholorine (bleach) to keep the bacteria levels down.

 

[eggzettera]

If you live in the city you probably already have chlorine in it.

If it is from some other source....adding chlorine is the common way to "purify" it. I would not to it though I would prefer the boiling method of "purifing" it. I live in the city & a try to dechlorinate my water for my house plants.

ETA: Wow you guys are fast there was only one response when I started to type...remind me not to get in your way of the buffet table!

 

[keljonma]

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Many city wells are treated with cholorine (bleach) to keep the bacteria levels down.

I live in a very rural area. If my well goes dry, I have no water..... so I know we aren't treating ours with chlorine.

 

[the1much]

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thats what we do,,, wash and sanitize with bleach and water, then rinse TWICE, we do this every sunday ( my way of going to church

)1 tablespoon to a gallon is ALOT.

 

[EweSheep]

I dont know why my waterer turned brownish red clayish in the trough. I have eight adults and four Welly chicks so that coudl nto foul up the water that quick. Is the city water content reacting to the trough part? The inside looks fine but slimy feeling. They get fresh water everyday and manually hand rinsed. Its an metal waterer I got it from Farm and Fleet.

My OLD waterer before it gave out, didnt "rust" like this one did.

Anyone knows??????

 

[Meesh]

1 tablespoon to a gallon is ALOT.

Right. 8 drops to a gallon is what they suggest on the Clorox website for emergency water treatment.

Q. Can Clorox

Regular-Bleach be used to disinfect water?

A. Yes. When boiling of water for 1 minute is not possible in an emergency situation, you can disinfect your drinking water with Clorox

Regular-Bleach as follows:

Remove suspended particles by filtering or letting particles settle to the bottom.
Pour off clear water into a clean container.
Add 8 drops of Clorox

Regular-Bleach (not scented or color-safe) to one gallon of water (2 drops to 1 quart). For cloudy water, use 16 drops per gallon of water (4 drops to 1 quart).
Allow the treated water to stand for 30 minutes. Water should have a slight bleach odor. If not, repeat and wait another 15 minutes. The treated water can then be made palatable by pouring it between clean containers several times.

EweSheep - galvanized steel can oxidize. I caused one of mine to oxidize by leaving vinegar or bleach standing in it overnight to clean it. It caused rust staining due to the metal etching.​

 

[the1much]

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Right. 8 drops to a gallon is what they suggest on the Clorox website for emergency water treatment.

Q. Can Clorox

Regular-Bleach be used to disinfect water?

A. Yes. When boiling of water for 1 minute is not possible in an emergency situation, you can disinfect your drinking water with Clorox

Regular-Bleach as follows:

Remove suspended particles by filtering or letting particles settle to the bottom.
Pour off clear water into a clean container.
Add 8 drops of Clorox

Regular-Bleach (not scented or color-safe) to one gallon of water (2 drops to 1 quart). For cloudy water, use 16 drops per gallon of water (4 drops to 1 quart).
Allow the treated water to stand for 30 minutes. Water should have a slight bleach odor. If not, repeat and wait another 15 minutes. The treated water can then be made palatable by pouring it between clean containers several times.

EweSheep - galvanized steel can oxidize. I caused one of mine to oxidize by leaving vinegar or bleach standing in it overnight to clean it. It caused rust staining due to the metal etching.​

Thanks,,, great info

 

[crazyhen]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I might use it to clean the equipment with but stick with cider vinegar for the water. My hens were sick when I brought them home and being a newbee did not know it. They are on antibiotic water now. They sneeze a lot and their poop is watery and greenish. They are eating, drinking, dusting , preening I think normally. One of my friends said it may be like a cold and go away, so I am waiting. I have had them only since Sat. I was so happy to get them and now this. Never anymore auctions. By the way how do you tell and old hen from one that is still young enough to be a good layer?
I have two beautiful Brah. I really would hate to loose them, they are so pretty. Jean