misshell
Songster
How is garlic for keeping worms away? I imagine it will keep everything away, haha! But really, if I gave it to my pullets every few months, would that help? Just gave some to them and they loved it.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Wow, well they just had a few small cloves to themselves. They loved it, but won't be giving garlic to them again. Hopefully they are ok. Thank you.Garlic will do little to keep worms away, and actually is dangerous if given to birds in higher amounts. The sulfuric compounds of garlic can, and has been noted as causing rupturing of RBC's (hemolysis) which can subsequently lead to anemia and death. The problem is, you have studies addressing the benefits of garlic, but they tend not to address the potentially deadly factors associated with feeding garlic to birds. I don't see why people risk it.
https://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/onions.html#:~:text=Because birds have nucleated red,affects of Heinz body hemolysis.&text=If enough RBCs are ruptured,this will result in anemia.
Wow, well they just had a few small cloves to themselves. They loved it, but won't be giving garlic to them again. Hopefully they are ok. Thank you.
Can we see the original papers supporting these findings? It is very likely birds differ greatly by species with respect to toxins derived from plants and other toxins.Garlic will do little to keep worms away, and actually is dangerous if given to birds in higher amounts. The sulfuric compounds of garlic can, and has been noted as causing rupturing of RBC's (hemolysis) which can subsequently lead to anemia and death. The problem is, you have studies addressing the benefits of garlic, but they tend not to address the potentially deadly factors associated with feeding garlic to birds. I don't see why people risk it.
https://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/onions.html#:~:text=Because birds have nucleated red,affects of Heinz body hemolysis.&text=If enough RBCs are ruptured,this will result in anemia.
https://avianexoticsvet.com/10-everyday-items-that-are-toxic-to-birds/#:~:text=5.,geese and other pet birds.
Can we see the original papers supporting these findings? It is very likely birds differ greatly by species with respect to toxins derived from plants and other toxins.
Chickens eats some nasty stuff in nature, very different from the nasty stuff some parrots naturally eat. Morphology of RBC's and WBC's may not be the real cause of sensitivity. The two groups are also not closely related. I am not going to say stay away or to use. Based on information available I am going to say we do not know. Same reasoning could be used to not let my chickens eat insects because some might be toxic.
This is a great idea, what do you guys think of this!How about planting garlic or other herbs near their coop?