more natural feed additive alternatives for health

[Molpet]

I add cayenne to their mash and eggs, and oregano oil to the water. It's powerful stuff, so I'm only adding a few drops.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Oregeo oil.

A few drops of ACV the rest of the week, and nothing on Sunday.

where do you get your oregano oil? I am interested in trying this

 

[Sunshine Flock]

where do you get your oregano oil? I am interested in trying this

I bought a bottle at the local health food store. It's kind of pricey, but you use such a teeny amount that I think the cost per month for my small flock is negligible.

But what I need to do is source the oil, possibly from Amazon, for a better price.

 

[Molpet]

I bought a bottle at the local health food store. It's kind of pricey, but you use such a teeny amount that I think the cost per month for my small flock is negligible.

But what I need to do is source the oil, possibly from Amazon, for a better price.

amazon has 4 oz for $20, but it has bad reviews

 

[Sunshine Flock]

amazon has 4 oz for $20, but it has bad reviews

I just found this. I haven't read about it yet, but it's interesting.

https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalo...-Oregano-Oil-Supplement-250-500-ml-p1374.aspx

One article says to use just a single drop in a gallon of water, so that definitely helps with the cost. I can't believe how strong that stuff is. Get some on your hands and you'll know what I mean.

 

[Molpet]

I just found this. I haven't read about it yet, but it's interesting.

https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalo...-Oregano-Oil-Supplement-250-500-ml-p1374.aspx

One article says to use just a single drop in a gallon of water, so that definitely helps with the cost. I can't believe how strong that stuff is. Get some on your hands and you'll know what I mean.

the link says:
Included measuring cup makes dosing easy
You'll use 12 ml per gallon of water as a preventative, or 24 ml to treat an active illness. The integrated measuring cup makes it easy to dose their water with the right amount of product.

so it could treat 20-10 gallons

it's not pure oregano, first 2 ingredients are carriers , but has other good herbs in it, so that's why it uses more than a drop
RopaPoultry Complete Ingredients:
Emulsifier (E484) propylene glycol, water, oregano, cinnamon, pepper, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, milk thistle, artichoke, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, thyme oil

eta a previous discussion on this product https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ropapoultry-oregano-oil-supplement.1048687/

 

[Sunshine Flock]

the link says:
Included measuring cup makes dosing easy
You'll use 12 ml per gallon of water as a preventative, or 24 ml to treat an active illness. The integrated measuring cup makes it easy to dose their water with the right amount of product.

so it could treat 20-10 gallons

it's not pure oregano, first 2 ingredients are carriers , but has other good herbs in it, so that's why it uses more than a drop
RopaPoultry Complete Ingredients:
Emulsifier (E484) propylene glycol, water, oregano, cinnamon, pepper, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, milk thistle, artichoke, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, thyme oil

eta a previous discussion on this product https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ropapoultry-oregano-oil-supplement.1048687/

Thank you!

It looks like a good combination of herbs. I'm just wondering if it's more than they really need as a daily additive. I'm not sure that cinnamon is adding much to that product, and although they have their own unique healing properties, the peppermint and eucalyptus oils seem a bit redundant.

I say get some oregano oil for water, add cayenne pepper every time you feed them mash, and the peppermint and eucalyptus would do well in a coop spray.

 

[Molpet]

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d202/2ebe32a2578fe7cc1b373547654f83a58967.pdf
Our results are in line with those reported by Siddig and Abdelati (2001) who fed rations containing turmeric and cinnamon, which produced higher weight gain. The improvement in weight gain of the birds using cinnamon in their rations may be due to the fact that cinnamon extract inhibits growth of intestinal bacteria such as S. aureus and E. coli as reported by Hanafy and Hatam (1991). When the load of these bacteria in the intestine is low, birds may absorb more nutrients, thus leading to the Molla et al. 75 improvement in weight gain. The birds fed rations supplemented with polyherbal showed increased live weight compared to control, in agreement with Samanta and Dey (1991), who suggested that powdered cinnamon may be incorporated as a growth promoter in the ration of Japanese quails. Supplementation with polyherbal extract did not exhibit any effect on the dressing percentage. Broilers supplemented with nishyinda, black pepper and cinnamon from 2 – 6 weeks showed significantly better performance as compared to the control group. These results could be explained by the finding that the extract suppresses pathogenic bacteria including Staphyloccoccus aureus, Mycobacterium sp., Salmonella paratyphi and Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kale et al., 2003; Bishnu et al., 2009; Mode et al., 2009).

Conclusions
Treatment with nishyinda, black pepper and cinnamon extract produced a significant (P<0.01) increase in the live body weight. However there was no significant change in blood parameters in the treatment group suggesting that the herbal extracts had no harmful effect. It is concluded that supplementation with nishyinda, black pepper and cinnamon extract 1 mL/L drinking water caused significant increase in live body weight and improvement in weight gain as compared to control group. Thus, polyherbal supplementation in broiler rations may be useful for the production of broiler as an alternative to commercial growth promoters.

 

[Molpet]

@Molpet ACV = apple cider vinegar
I was thinking non medicated as well.

https://academic.oup.com/japr/article/20/3/313/689252
SUMMARY
The proposed health benefits, product freshness, and concern about antibiotic-resistant bacteria have bolstered sales of organic poultry products. However, outdoor requirements for organic poultry could increase exposure to bacteria, including Salmonella. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of prebiotics and probiotics in feed (experiment 1) and acidifying water treatments (experiment 2) on organic broiler performance and the presence of preslaughter Salmonella. In experiment 1, a prebiotic (MOS), 2 probiotics, and a control treatment were implemented. In experiment 2, raw apple cider vinegar, an organic acid blend, H2O2, and a control treatment were incorporated into the watering systems. For both experiments, 300 one-day-old Cobb 500 male chicks were randomly assigned to treatment and pen. On d 21, birds were weighed and allocated at 13 per pen within each of the 5 housing locations providing pasture access at the West Virginia University Certified Organic Farm. Data collection occurred from d 21 to 49. On d 21, probiotic 1, the prebiotic, and the organic acid blend yielded the highest BW but demonstrated the same ending bird BW. However, birds provided probiotic 1 and the prebiotic were at least 86 and 72% less likely to be contaminated with Salmonella preslaughter. The lowest bird BW were achieved by birds provided H2O2throughout the study; however, these birds were at least 7% less likely to harbor Salmonella preslaughter compared with birds in the control treatment.