4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[SueChick]

I wonder if people out there can advise me on which supplements I should use daily/weekly/monthly as a preventative measure to ill health? I seem to be getting lots of products and don't really know if I need all of them all of the time or if you just use them if your hens have been poorly/stressed/wormed/moulted?

 

I have a gut conditioner that goes in the water which is meant to prevent good gut health but I also have apple cider vinegar and garlic powder too which also say they do that? Which should I use and when?

 

I have both poultry spice and poultry drink?

 

Some things are easy for example limestone flour if we have a softie problem but regarding the above products, I am a bit lost?

 

Could someone let me know what they use as a preventative health measure please? What should I use after I have finished worming?

 

Gah! Confused.....

[mollyripkim]

Hi, I am sure everyone has a different regime but I mostly use origstim daily which I definitely think dries up their droppings. When I remember, not very scientific I know, I do a week with Apple cider vinegar. At the moment I have a young pekin and two ducks moulting so they have the pink poultry tonic in their water this week. I have the poultry spice but haven't used it I ages, think I used it when we had a really cold winter.

Other than that I use cod liver oil to mix the flubernet worming into their pellets.

When I first had them I was paranoid and recorded all their supplements so I didn't forget but but have considerably relaxed now and it's done them no harm. I guess really everything they need is in their pellets but I feel better if I am doing my best for them.

Hope you are enjoying your girls.

[The Dogmother]

Piece of string one really - the less you can get away with, the better... I have lots of products but then I am often given them to trial, or when a new product is in development.

 

If you have a poultry tonic such as Life-Guard or the NetTex one, then a dab of that once or twice a week is beneficial, but use more frequently in the moulting season/winter.

 

ACV and Orego-Stim do more or less the same thing, and I would use one or t'other rather than both.

 

Garlic powder, or my favourite... garlic and mint, is an anti-viral and will help to deter lice and mites. I add it to the pellets when I remember, but use it mainly on the dogs to keep them flea/tick free.

 

Folks seem to try various different thing, then settle on a couple which they prefer.

[Chickabee]

Oh my gosh godmother, another brilliant idea. Garlic and mint. Hate using flea and mite products, such horrible chemicals. Will get some for chooks and dogs

[Chickabee]

Where do you get garlic and mint powder. Does it have a brand name ?

[The Dogmother]

NAF does an excellent one.

[Chickabee]

I found it, just ordered some. Thank you

[Beantree]

It doesn't have to be that complicated SueChick. We don't use any of those products. Clean water and good quality feed, with fresh fruit or veg occasionally as a treat. Worm every 6 months with Flubenvet. That's it.

[gavclojak]

Piece of string one really - the less you can get away with, the better... I have lots of products but then I am often given them to trial, or when a new product is in development..

 

sorry, I hope you don't mind me asking but how do you get these things to test & trial?

[The Dogmother]

*taps side of nose* it's knowing the right people

[gavclojak]

#welljell

[SueChick]

Thanks everyone for your replies. I will try using the poultry tonic just after a moult and warm and then ACV in their water all the time to keep gut healthy and garlic as well in pellets when I remember.

 

Getting glares still at the moment as we are in worming week