Oxine in Waterer - Ducks

[ChickenCanoe]

What size water systems are you using in gallons?

 

[DuckDaddy29]

The waterer i have for them i believe is a gallon size container

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I likely wouldn't use oxine for such a small container. I believe it is easy to use too much. Used properly, it is a disinfectant that will kill most bacteria, fungi and viruses. It is primarily used in automated drinking water lines for poultry and other livestock. For a gallon fount it is much easier to use chlorine bleach or hydrogen peroxide occasionally when you dump and clean the gallon fount.
Adding the ACV will slow the sliming process a bit.
I think its use for respiratory issues in ducks is in a fogger. That may be cost prohibitive for a handful of birds.
https://www.shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/
This is where I got mine.
https://www.revivalanimal.com/produ...Yl5mn2ER39hWFB40Ay1Ne4WQXc0PjJkMaAnopEALw_wcB
If you call, they can answer all your questions.

 

[DuckDaddy29]

I likely wouldn't use oxine for such a small container. I believe it is easy to use too much. Used properly, it is a disinfectant that will kill most bacteria, fungi and viruses. It is primarily used in automated drinking water lines for poultry and other livestock. For a gallon fount it is much easier to use chlorine bleach or hydrogen peroxide occasionally when you dump and clean the gallon fount.
Adding the ACV will slow the sliming process a bit.
I think its use for respiratory issues in ducks is in a fogger. That may be cost prohibitive for a handful of birds.
https://www.shagbarkbantams.com/the-many-uses-of-oxine-ah-animal-health/
This is where I got mine.
https://www.revivalanimal.com/produ...Yl5mn2ER39hWFB40Ay1Ne4WQXc0PjJkMaAnopEALw_wcB
If you call, they can answer all your questions.

Thats the website where i place my order for the Oxine, its coming today!

On the website you just shared above, it says "I use 1/8 tsp/gallon of water in my chickens’ drinking water every other day to keep down the biofilm (slime) that forms on the inside of the waterers." So do you think 1/8 tsp per gallon will be okay for them to drink?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I haven't done it but it sounds OK. Like I said, I called them and got good advice for all my intended uses.

 

[DuckDaddy29]

I haven't done it but it sounds OK. Like I said, I called them and got good advice for all my intended uses.

okay, i appreciate all the help. i hope this works! i have read a lot of good reviews on Oxine!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I've tried other things for disinfecting incubators but from all my research, it is the best way to go because it is more of a fumigation that gets into parts you can't reach by hand.
Maybe next year I'll expand to using it to fumigate coops and for the automatic water system.