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[mictogirl]

Hi All - I'm going out tomorrow to get a few extra bits for my girls (including some garlic powder, they are starting to honk! Don't worry, I'll also be cleaning out their house this weekend!) and was wondering whether I need cider vinegar - what is this used for? And is it the sort you can get in supermarkets?

 

Sorry for the daft question - newbie alert

 

Thanks,

Laura.

[Steve.]

ACV from supermarkets (apparently) has all the goodness taken out.

 

I should be ACV from a horsie shop. There are lots around when you start to look!

 

You sprinkle it on the chicken five times a day the week before it goes in the oven.

 

Just kidding - sorry couldn't help myself. It goes in their water, a teaspoon or two per superglug / standard glug.

 

If you have honking chickens are you sure they are not geese?

 

I'll get me coat ...

[mictogirl]

Thanks Steve

 

I shall get some from the horsey shop tomorrow in that case - though you still didn't tell me what it actually does for the chickens! Makes their feathers sleek and shiny? Makes the water taste nice???

[Steve.]

Thanks Steve

 

I shall get some from the horsey shop tomorrow in that case - though you still didn't tell me what it actually does for the chickens! Makes their feathers sleek and shiny? Makes the water taste nice???

 

Some say it changes the acidity in their tums to make it less palatable for parasites and also acts as a general tonic.

 

Personally I reckon they sprinkle it on their chips after a late night out on the town.

[Redwing]

Its something to do with keeping their insides cleansed I think........???????

 

I always imagine it bobsleighing through their insides sluicing its way through them!

 

Lots of people swear by the health benefits of ACV for themselves or their pets and state numerous benefits inside and out

 

Also a newbie in case you didn't pick that up!

[Plum]

Another lot of coffee spat all over the computer.

[KAZAROO]

Thanks Steve

 

I shall get some from the horsey shop tomorrow in that case - though you still didn't tell me what it actually does for the chickens! Makes their feathers sleek and shiny? Makes the water taste nice???

 

Some say it changes the acidity in their tums to make it less palatable for parasites and also acts as a general tonic.

 

Personally I reckon they sprinkle it on their chips after a late night out on the town.

 

 

And mine would too given half the chance- I never eat all of mine and the love the crispy bits as a treat

[Tiggy]

Also a newbie in case you didn't pick that up!

 

have you got your set up sorted now?

[Bondinho]

I don't believe you are meant to give them ACV everytime you fill up there water - unless I'm mistaken? Thought it was maybe once or twice a month?

[The Dogmother]

The general ruling is to miss a week in the month with ACV, but I put it in the water just once a week.

 

The other advice is spot on.