Nipple waters & apple cider vinegar

[PetRock]

We use Braggs apple cider vinegar in our plastic waterers. Today DH is humoring me and installing a nipple waterer system. Do any of you use apple cider vinegar with your nipple waterers? The metal part on our red plastic screw in nipples is stainless steel.

 

[buckboy101]

I just use water

 

[PetRock]

Thank you for the response! Ours are assembled but need to be tweaked. A few are leaking so we will only be using plain water until we get everything working properly.

 

[Peaches Lee]

What does the vingar do? Keep germs at bay?

 

[Oneacre Homestead]

Vinegar - what a good idea. How much longer would you say it keeps the water fresh?

 

[jbrown_14105]

why added vinegar to the water ? vitamin C??

 

[Oneacre Homestead]

Btw I started a new post about my chickens not getting enough water from their nipple waterer...

 

[QueenChick]

I have been using apple cider vinegar as a precaution against coccidiosis. 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar per one quart of water.

 

[PetRock]

There are lots of threads about the benefits of raw, unpasturized apple cider vinegar. Just do a search for it! It has health benefits for us as well as for our chickens. It also helps keep the water clean.

 

[CountryRoosterUSA]

We use Braggs apple cider vinegar in our plastic waterers, and have ever sense we had chickens, its good for them.