GAT Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Hi new here altough been reading the site for a while i have had my two chickens for all of 2 months now and was just wondering if i am using the right things. i have rapport for the house and run i notice it has citronela in/on it is it ok if they eat bits of it does it effect the eggs? i have garlic granuals but made for horses how much should i give them? does the flavor go into the egg i have apple cider vinager am i right this is used 1 week in four. i have been giving them cod liver oil in there mash as i had soft eggs which seems to of helped the problem but is one teaspoon a day too much. i have now noticed that i might have red mite, only a small amount i have steam cleaned the hutch and have brought some poultry shield and red mite powder, is the poultry shield very smelly do you have to wear protective clothes mask etc i think it said it was non toxic but then has a warning on the bottle. can the red mite powder also be put under the bedding and in crakes as well as on the chicken. i know this is a lot of questions but have looked through and i still have these to ask hoping someone will be able to answer some of these for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Hi new here altough been reading the site for a while i have had my two chickens for all of 2 months now and was just wondering if i am using the right things. i have rapport for the house and run i notice it has citronela in/on it is it ok if they eat bits of it does it effect the eggs? I doubt it i have garlic granuals but made for horses how much should i give them? does the flavor go into the egg I sprinkle a bit on top of their pellets roughly once a week - no noticable change to the eggs i have apple cider vinager am i right this is used 1 week in four. Some use it at weekends, others one week in four (I do the latter) i have been giving them cod liver oil in there mash as i had soft eggs which seems to of helped the problem but is one teaspoon a day too much. Probably, but I'm not sure. I'd say once a week or so would be okay now you've got the problem sorted. i have now noticed that i might have red mite, only a small amount i have steam cleaned the hutch and have brought some poultry shield and red mite powder, is the poultry shield very smelly do you have to wear protective clothes mask etc i think it said it was non toxic but then has a warning on the bottle. can the red mite powder also be put under the bedding and in crakes as well as on the chicken. I didn't think Poultry Shield was toxic so I don't use any protection, but don't take that as gospel! Yes to the red mite powder question. i know this is a lot of questions but have looked through and i still have these to ask hoping someone will be able to answer some of these for me I've responded above (in blue) - hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAT Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 thank you looks like iam not doing to much wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
