moomin Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Can I give my 8 - 10 week old chickens any supplements in their food/water? Before I got them I stocked up on Poultry Spice & Bokashi bran (the latter to help with poo smells), I was also going to get them some ACV to go in their water. But the breeder I got them from on Thursday said not to bother, just give them cod liver oil, one tbsp on their pellets 2 - 3 times a week. So now I am a bit confused - they are currently eating Organic Feed Company's Growers Pellets. Will that be enough at this stage? I don't want to feed them stuff they shouldn't have. Any advice greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 We had our original 2 chooks from 8 weeks and we gave them poultry spice in their pellets and they were fine. I've never used ACV so Im not sure about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I'm a big fan of ACV, it has anti-bacterial, anti-coccidial and anti-fungal properties but I've never had chooks that young before. I can't imagine it would do them any harm, but I'm no expert. I've just used it to treat Yum-yum's sour crop so I think I will use it more often from now as a preventative measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thanks guys that's very helpful. I'll start using the Poultry Spice and maybe wait until they're a bit older before giving them the ACV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
