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[Crs1]

We have two flocks of chickens, one has 30 chickens in it and a rooster. The other has 20 to 25 chickens, they are separated. My question is what kind of vitamins would you feed them.? We tried the liquid and it worked but my Husband doesn’t want to add it to the water all the time. What brand of vitamins that are in granules that you add a 50 pound bag of feed in there feeders
Thanks
Connie

And it’s just to perk them up and try to get their egg count up. The 30 chickens are only giving us not very many and the liquid vitamin in the water seem to help.

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

I put dried herbs and garlic powder.
Brewers yeast is another great option i use that helps.

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

Brewers yeast is another great option i use that helps.

Some even has dried herbs and garlic.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

If you are feeding a good balanced feed they shouldn't need anything else. Provide grit and oyster shell, that's all they need. If egg production is down it may be because they are molting or because daylight hours are shorter. If daylight is the issue you may just have to wait until spring when production will pick back up or you can add artificial light to your coop. Some find thiis to be cruel and unnatural.

Egg laying is simply ovulation. It is hormone driven. There is nothing you can do to influence it. Chickens are living creatures, not machines.

 

[rosemarythyme]

How old are the chickens? Egg production decreases in fall because of shortening daylight, not because of vitamins.

If they're fed a commercial feed then I wouldn't add any vitamins. It's already formulated to meet their needs and not all vitamins can be passed from the system readily.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

not all vitamins can be passed from the system readily.

I believe @rosemarythyme is cautioning that chickens, like people, can OD on some vitamins. They can cause damage to organs, especially the kidneys, if they get too many.

As for herbs and garlic, save those for when the chicken is in the crock pot. Rosemary, thyme and sage are particularly useful then. Garlic can be toxic to chickens if given in large quantities.

 

[chickengr]

either vitamins or herbs/garlic should be given for 2-3 days only (per month).