How much garlic to give my hen?

[LhickenChicken]

I want to get my chickens some garlic but I'm unsure how much to give them. I have ten hens and one rooster, how much do I give them? Do I add it in their water?

 

[Theorrin]

1 clove crushed per litre (4 per gallon) into their drinking water

 

[Shadrach]

I want to get my chickens some garlic but I'm unsure how much to give them. I have ten hens and one rooster, how much do I give them? Do I add it in their water?

Why do you want to give your chickens garlic?

 

[Theorrin]

Why do you want to give your chickens garlic?

boosts immune system

edit:
Take a look at this quote from a Veterinary study talking about garlic as a supplement in the poultry diet:

"Garlic is the king of the medicinal plants... It has antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiprotozoal properties. Moreover, it boosts the immune system, improves body weight gain, heightens the digestibility of ingredients, decreases bad cholesterol, and also augments the meat quality parameters."

 

[Theorrin]

Why do you want to give your chickens garlic?

this is a good read too if your bored

https://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/garlic-benefits-for-chickens.html

 

[LhickenChicken]

Why do you want to give your chickens garlic?

Because I heard it's good for them and I want them to be healthy...?

 

[sourland]

Why do you want to give your chickens garlic?

It's a great flavoring.

 

[Loving my girls]

I’m with LhickenChicken I believe garlic an all round good guy. I used to give my girlz garlic powder with their feed but then cost of living crisis kicked in. Now things have calmed a little and I can’t remember how much I put in.
I think it was about 5g per 10kg of feed. Is there anyone out there who can confirm this ?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I’m with LhickenChicken I believe garlic an all round good guy. I used to give my girlz garlic powder with their feed but then cost of living crisis kicked in. Now things have calmed a little and I can’t remember how much I put in.
I think it was about 5g per 10kg of feed. Is there anyone out there who can confirm this ?

It's 0.3% according to this small, brief study.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9789753/


3g / kg, or 30g/10kg bag


there is another study suggesting 3-4% of fresh garlic in water - essential 35g fresh garlic per kg of water.

But I don't pre-season my birds

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I thought garlic was toxic to chickens? Sorry, don't remember where I heard/ read that. Garlic grows all over my property and they don't touch it, so ...