Does anyone feed their chickens Brewer's Yeast?

[willy546]

Yeast if good for humans as well as chickens and other animals. There are 2 types, one is very flavorful the other is mild. I buy Twinlab Genuine Brewers Yeast. It's also a good source of calcium.

 

[boxerpupmom1127]

Has anyone used Nutritional Yeast instead of Brewer's Yeast? I have a chick with a vitamin deficiency that we're treating with polyvisol, but I am considering adding a yeast to the feed for all the girls. They are 3 weeks old now...only one with the deficiency. In researching I noticed the Nutritional Yeast has much higher %s of B-12 and Selenium. Thoughts?

 

[CountryGal517]

how about letting my dog share her huge bottle of Brewer's Yeast with Garlic tablets... I'm thinking, crushing a few tablets in a gallon of water?

I've been told giving garlic to chickens makes their eggs taste like garlic.....

 

[willy546]

I do feed Brewers Yeast to my chickens, I add it to their food. No garlic.

 

[akelley]

I feed garlic to my chickens daily and their eggs do not taste like garlic.

 

[CountryGal517]

I feed garlic to my chickens daily and their eggs do not taste like garlic.

That's great to hear as garlic has many great benefits, must be an old wives tale

 

[kellypepperk]

oh no... our chickers LOVE their garlic! We feed them quite a lot with no residual garlic taste in the eggs.

 

[booner]

I have seen vegimite at Kroger stores

 

[willy546]

I give brewers yeast daily with my chickens greens. Seems to make the eggs appearance better.

 

[pdirt]

The main difference between brewers yeast and nutritional yeast is the vitamin b12 content. B12 is typically hard to get enough of in a vegetable-based diet. Nutritional yeast is usually quite a bit more expensive than brewers.