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I don't bother measuring when I'm cooking, either. I just poured two small cap fulls in the bucket, we'll see if they notice it.
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2-3 teaspoons per gal keeps it clean. I like to use Brags with the good stuff in it; otherwise plain white vinegar does keep the slime away.How much ACV do you put in the water?
I tried switching to the nipple waterers, too. Some of my chickens took right to them and others didn't. I like the peanut butter idea and will try that.
It is so hot and humid down here already and I lost an 8month old pullet to heat stroke.
I was wondering if she didn't get enough fluid and I added the other waterer back; at least until the weather cools off, which won't be till October.
I always use organic ACV, the one with the mother. It's good for their respiratory system and their guts as well. But I just learned on this site that ACV can inhibit calcium absorption. :/
So in the summer when it's hot and chickens eat less they drop their calcium and can lay soft shelled eggs. I stopped adding the ACV for the summer months and you can even give them some baking soda in their water to create a more alkaline environment....makes better eggs.
So many things to learn about our wonderful birdies.
THe nipple waterers are made with stainless steel NOT galvinaized steel.I've read ACV with mother is great for chickens and I use it occasionally, but it can't be used with metal waterers because it will eat the metal and it's toxic for the chickens.
I would want to know the source of that information. THere is a lot of misinformation that flies around like it is the real thing. WHen I read nonbyc sites, there is no mention of that ACV can inhibit Ca absorption. I know my own gut is much less gassy, much less bloating, and was more accepting of bread now that it keeps a good supply of good bugs in the gut. So if you have that reference. I would love to read it. Also I'm not so sure it is the acid in the ACV that is an issue so I would also be very careful with adding baking soda to your diet willy nilly. THAT can put your blood chemistry off balance. Your stomach produces FAAAAAAAAR more acid than the ACV dose of 1T per day; stomach acid is very strong and starts breaking down your food before it enters the small intestines. Perhaps some one clever can find the pH of the stomach acid and the amt of acid it produces a day. Who is good at looking up info on the internet??I tried switching to the nipple waterers, too. Some of my chickens took right to them and others didn't. I like the peanut butter idea and will try that.
It is so hot and humid down here already and I lost an 8month old pullet to heat stroke.
I was wondering if she didn't get enough fluid and I added the other waterer back; at least until the weather cools off, which won't be till October.
I always use organic ACV, the one with the mother. It's good for their respiratory system and their guts as well. But I just learned on this site that ACV can inhibit calcium absorption.
So in the summer when it's hot and chickens eat less they drop their calcium and can lay soft shelled eggs. I stopped adding the ACV for the summer months and you can even give them some baking soda in their water to create a more alkaline environment....makes better eggs.
So many things to learn about our wonderful birdies.