Wow! Cayenne and ACV work!

[kristenm1975]

I had read that giving hens a little ACV and cayenne in their water when they are slow to lay will speed things up and wowie kazowie, it's true! Within two days, I went from six eggs out of eleven pullets to nine eggs, keeping in mind that three of those nine hadn't laid their first egg until yesterday. I'm impressed.

 

[sumi]

I gave my chicks ACV to prevent pasty butt and figured since I'm giving it to them I'll give it all the chickens. I also got a few extra eggs

 

[6littlechicks]

I also put ACV in my water last Monday and 4 days later I got my first egg from my 18 week old BR. I have 2 other pullets that are over 19 weeks now and a 26ish week old cochin bantam that hasn't laid yet and has been red in the face and wattles for 6 weeks now that haven't laid so I'm going to try the cayenne pepper and see if that works! I'll let you guys know if it does! Do you put the pepper on a snack or in the water or what? I'll search it...

 

[Daisy8s]

Last spring I bought fresh jalapeno peppers, roasted, dried, and ground them. Then, I mixed the ground pepper in with wild bird seed. My flock went nuts and ate so much everyone with white legs had pink legs the next day and all the combs looked so florescent red my husband asked if somehow they'd gotten sunburned!

I can't say it really boosted egg production, though. There was no change...but then everyone was already laying nicely to begin with. I did it more as a possible de-wormer since I'd read that was the purpose. I don't know this to be true--just reporting anecdotes I'd heard.

 

[ange]

what is acv

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

what is acv

X2

 

[IgorR]

Apple cider vinegar (ACV)

 

[StarLover21]

I don't like giving my hens ACV or Cayenne pepper, because it might make them lay more at the moment, but when every chicken is born, they have a limited number of 'egg cells' which they make into eggs. Giving them ACV isn't going to make them produce more. Even if you 'force' your hens to lay all winter, it means they'll probably start slacking off ealier in life. The more you give them the sooner they'll stop laying completally.

 

[6littlechicks]

well, I haven't gotten any more layers. I guess it just "happens" to work for some.

 

[pigeonguy]

I had read that giving hens a little ACV and cayenne in their water when they are slow to lay will speed things up and wowie kazowie, it's true! Within two days, I went from six eggs out of eleven pullets to nine eggs, keeping in mind that three of those nine hadn't laid their first egg until yesterday. I'm impressed.

How much pepper did you give them.