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[moomin]

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.

[chelsea]

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.

[superjules]

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.

[moomin]

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.