To those who put vinegar in the water...

[basketmom]

I put 1 tablespoon per gallon and break it down from there if you have a smaller container. I have given mine acv since they were a few weeks old.
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[sandiklaws]

how often should you change the water?

 

[JimWWhite]

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My 5-Gal waterer is pretty much down to empty after 2 days from my 19 GC's. I take a quick brush to the outside, blast out the inside with the hose, fill it back up and put in 1/4 cup of ACV. They go for it right away! Like I say, I do it because of the algae. The nutritional value is an added bonus.

 

[goatranch]

The ACV does keep algea down and makes them fluffy. As for the mites, I use diatomaceous earth. I put it in their dustbath with sand. I also use it for their bedding in the coop. You may have trouble finding it. Be sure it is food grade DE. I asked the feed store to special order it in 50# bag. I put a pinch in their water with ACV.

 

[bendchick]

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hi everyone! i am curious about these "nipple waterers". are they like hamster/rabbit bottles? also i am concerned with rusty galvanized waterers: is the rust dangerous or preventable? i would imagine ACV would really get the oxidization going on the metal...

 

[IggiMom]

I would like to know about putting ACV in metal containers also.

Anyone?

Also--it is not exactly vinegar, but does anyone use an organic wormer and have you been satisfied?

Catherine

 

[Keene's coop]

what kind of vinegar? plain or apple cider vinegar?

 

[IggiMom]

You want to use apple cider vinegar. And most of us use Bragg's 'with the mother'.

Catherine

 

[TheReidHomestead]

And it needs to be organic, which has the "mother" in it. Looks like dreggs in the bottom of the bottle. The non-organic doesn't have that.

 

[JimWWhite]

Putting ACV in water in a galvanized metal waterer would probably not be a good thing as Martha would say... The ACV is acidic and will probably start to leach away at the zinc in the metal. Use a plastic one if you can.