HELP??Apple Cider in chicks water??????

[BrazellDazell]

Has anyone heard of this? I get my very first chicks on Thursday! I have been all over BYC and Youtube trying to absorb as much info as I can. I watched a million videos on setting up a brooder, a couple of them mentioned Apple Cider Vinegar in the water to balance PH. Has anyone tried this? Is it necessary? Help!!

 

[Judy]

No it's not necessary. All they need is chick feed and water, and a brooder with some warmth, which I'm sure you've already taken care of.

You can do a search and read the pros and cons of vinegar -- it is generally felt it needs to be organic apple cider vinegar (ACV) and you only use a little. There are a bunch of other things some people do, a little sugar in the water the first day, supplements, etc., etc., but none of it is necessary.

Take a deep breath, check your brooder temp before the chicks arrive, be sure they have a cooler spot to escape to -- and enjoy!

 

[top of the hill]

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Just got 3 new chicks last week and have done nothing out of the ordinary. I thought about adding ACV or sugar to the water, but my first batch of chick did just fine without.

 

[Evelle]

i use apple cider viniger and lemon juice. its an old wives tail viniger is a cure all cures everything to acid reflux to internal paricites, to keeps them from pecking on each other.
i noticed that it keeps the slim down inside the water so i dont have to wash it as much and lemon juice is an anti bacterial i use it it doesnt hurt them and i take that extra precotion to keep them healthy and happy.

 

[BrazellDazell]

Thank you so much! I'm so excited I am expecting 12 white crested blue polish, to be split with a friend of mine. Fingers crossed I'm so nervous!!

 

[Evelle]

good luck soo exciting!!

 

[Arielle]

I use ACV to keep the water clean. Babies drink so little that I find it gets slimy on the inside of the jar, so 2 tsp ACV per gal water and Voila! No slime. I use it in most of my waterers, just not metal ones. Saves oodles of cleaning time.

Enjoy your new babies.