Organic apple cider vinegar ?

[Chicken Woman]

How much vinegar do you put in a 2 gallon container ?


My health food store is the only place that carries organic apple cider vinegar and they want $11.50 for one gallon ? That seems pretty spendy for the chickens ! Yikes !

How often do you put it in the water ?

 

[Kim_NC]

I put 4 Tbsp per gallon, 3 times per week.

 

[citalk2much]

Works great for all animals I put 4 tablespoons per gallon with all mine everyday but I don't pay anywhere near that much darn that is high

 

[ChicksR4Me]

What does the vinager do?

 

[MissPrissy]

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It boosts immunity.


Buy a small bottle with the mother and culture your own with good apple cider.

 

[EllyMae]

Apple cider vinegar also has natural antibacterial properties....can be used to treat minor wounds and skin irritations(usual dose is no more than 1 part per 10), to clean drinking and feeding equipment, and the list goes on and on!

We use it in home health as a natural sanitizer for certain equipment that we use in patients that are homebound.

 

[Kim_NC]

This page has a good summary the benefits of ACV for poultry and other animals:

http://www.buszesz.hu/en/allattartas.htm

ETA: it will also prevent slime or algae from forming in waterers.

 

[Chicken Woman]

Great article Kim thanks

 

[Kim_NC]

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Thank you! Glad it's useful.

 

[erinm]

It may be organic but is it unfiltered with the mother in it? You want the unfiltered. Erinm