giving Keifer to a chicken

[Gonzo]

Does anyone know if giving keifer to a chicken with a sour crop would help it? My polish has one, and I've been giving plain yogurt with active bacteria... but thought keifer may actually work better? I wasn't really sure where to put this.... seeing how it is food related, I stuck it here...

 

[CoopCrazy]

I dont know .. It shouldnt hurt...

 

[arabianequine]

gonzo&hispeeps :

Does anyone know if giving keifer to a chicken with a sour crop would help it? My polish has one, and I've been giving plain yogurt with active bacteria... but thought keifer may actually work better? I wasn't really sure where to put this.... seeing how it is food related, I stuck it here...

I don't know what keifer is?​

 

[gettinaclue]

I tried giving it to my chickens just for the probiotics. They turned their beaks up at it. They won't even touch yogurt.

I think I have mutant chickens LOL

 

[Gonzo]

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I don't know what keifer is?

Heres the best way for me to explain... http://kefirlady.com/

 

[Godiva]

I give our chickens all my extra kefir grains when I forget and leave it too long while making it. They go beserk for it. I also give them the liquid. However, there are other steps to follow first with sour crop before you do the yoghurt or kefir step. Do a search on sour crop in the diseases etc forum. But kefir is great for them ... and they love it... good luck!

 

[NWChicks]

My chickens ADORE kefir! They turn into velociraptors when I bring out the jug! Even my rooster goes nuts over the stuff. I had a baby chick that wouldn't eat when I brought her home so I mixed her chick food with kefir and made a mash. She and her two broodermates went crazy over it and now she's one of my bossiest chickens.

I have had mine on a round of meds for cocci and have been giving them kefir to help them recover and they're doing well. I have one hen that is older than the others and is of laying age while the younger ones won't be there for a few more weeks. I have everyone on grower since I can't feed her separately and had just figured I wouldn't get any eggs from her until I could switch them all to layer. Once I started giving them kefir, I started getting eggs from her! Now the day after she gets kefir, I get an egg. The days I miss, so does she! Good thing I brew my own.

After all that rambling about nothing pertaining to your original question let me just say I don't know if it will help sour crop or not though from what I've read it should if it's not too bad. I also read that you might try mixing a bit of olive oil in to help things along. Good luck and I hope your bird is better soon!

 

[sandspoultry]

I have never given it to the chickens, but my dog loves Keifer. She is right there everyone morning begging for it. I give her both the liquid and the grains(cultures).
I will have to try it with the chickens and see if they like it, too.
Sharon