Guest Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 i got some from the omlet shop (30 pence p&p by the way, bravo for that!) and it arrived in 2 days flat, impressive service! anyway, it says to put 1 or 2 drops in their water- as they're all sneezing at the moment (grrr, this weather) I just tried to put some in their water but it doesn't come out in drops, it's quite....sticky? Anyway, I've put some in, hope it's enough!? Does it really work? I'm so worried about my girls as they're not used to wet and cold with them being ex batts. The coop is lovely and dry but they don't have the sense to stay in it. They're all wet and bedraggled and sneezing. We've been giving them poultry spice since day 1 and ACV for the last few days too. Just given them their daly treat of mixed corn, gave them a little extra today. I'm worried do other people's girls sneeze at this time of year? what else can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 about 2 weeks ago all of mine were sneezing! It must be this horrid wet and damp weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I've never seen mine sneeze yet but I do use citracidel in their water and you're right Poet it does not come out in drops I usually squeeze bottle and count to 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I've never seen mine sneeze yet but I do use citracidel in their water and you're right Poet it does not come out in drops I usually squeeze bottle and count to 2 that'll be about 2 quids worth then! can't believe the price for such a small bottle (same price all over the net as far as I could see). I gingerly squeezed about a drop- wanted to see if they'd still drink the water, might put a bit more in tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 that'll be about 2 quids worth then! It does look a small bottle but I've been using mine every other day for over a year and it still hasnt run out yet! Does make the water go foamy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Mine's just run out after nearly 3 years! It's great stuff. My newbies developed sniffles and sneezes within a couple of days of arriving probably due to the upheaval but with Citricidal in their water for a week, they were all better - no more runny noses or sneezing. If they'd continued to suffer, I'd have whisked them off to the vets but I definitely put my faith in Citricidal after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 still not quite sure how much to put in (looks for an emoticon scratching its head) I'm not good without specific instructions, might be that old catholic thing again!? I went to a convent grammar school, I'm sure it didn't do me any good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Poet, one of my new girls had a sniffle so I got some Respite from Ascotts, which is a garlicky smelling potion. It really did the trick (although it smelt a bit!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Poet, is it the metal bowl in the run that you use as a water bowl? If it is, then I would put 2 drops in the empty bowl, then fill with water. It does foam up a bit but the girls don't seem to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 When I bought mine, Johannes told me it's 2 drops per litre for drinking and you can also use it to clean the Eglu at a rate of 20 drops per litre. Good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I got mine form Omlet- I haven't used it yet. I was amazed that people can use it as well, & I presume you can buy it in health food shops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 cool, thanks you guys Jules, yes you can, the health food shops on line charge the same price though and p&p at Omlet is 30p!!!! bargain. If me and DH start suffering, think we'll have to give it a go! I'll let him try it first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Citricidal is fantastic stuff! My girlies have a habit of sneezing - sometimes they do it after having a drink, as they dunk their heads in their glug!!!! Anyway, as soon as I put citricidal in their glugs, the sneezes magically go & they know to have a drink straight away! Clever chooks! Always amazes me how we shouldn't give them citrus fruits, but citricidal is grapefruit seed extract?? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I've started putting citricidal into their teatime treat a couple of times a week. At least that way I know they've eaten it all (when I put it into their water, most of it ended up getting emptied into the flowerbed every night). I squirt a good "trail" of it & mix it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I've started putting citricidal into their teatime treat a couple of times a week. At least that way I know they've eaten it all (when I put it into their water, most of it ended up getting emptied into the flowerbed every night). I squirt a good "trail" of it & mix it in. (Never seen sneezes yet.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I used it for my girls last year and the sneezes always cleared up. Not had them so far this year - good job as I've lost the citricidal! You do need to be careful not to put too much in as it can flavour the water and it's not a nice taste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 One of my chickens had runny "nose" and sneezes back in the Summer. I used Citricidal for a month every day and it went. I don't use at the moment. I increased the amount over a few days until I was using a good sqeeze amount and then filling the Omlet glug full (not sure how much water that holds). It foams a lot and I just wiggle the water until it goes. Chickens drink it OK. I bought mine from this link and it arrived next day. http://www.highernature.co.uk:80/ShowProductFamily.aspx?ProductFamilyID=80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...