Warm boot recommendations please

[Guest]

thinking of getting some to keep my ladies in tip top condition, is it something you only use when they're under the weather or can I use it all the time, forever and ever?

 

been searching for topics but got fed up trying to find the answer

 

 

****edit*** and how much do I use. I don't use glugs so i need to know how many tsps per ml of water or will it say on the bottle?

 

 

thanks

[Ain't Nobody Here]

ACV is supposed to deter internal parasites. I've seen conflicting advice on the dosage. One method seems to be to give it for 7 days out of every month, another was put it in the water every day. I don't think the dosage is too vital but don't quote me!

 

I add a splash to their glug but as I only put it out about 3 days out of 7 (OH is up earlier than me & doesn't bother) it's hit & miss how often they get it. I end up throwing away half a glug every night so half of it ends up the flowerbeds anyway .

 

Don't know if that helps much .

[Guest]

Don't know if that helps much .

 

 

not really but bless you

 

we use a large coop cup for the water which has to be refilled once a day (i.e. they drink 2 whole coop cupfulls a day) not sure how many mls that is but I can always measure it exactly.

 

I'm hoping the bottle will say how much to use per ml of water.

 

I'd hazard a VERY rough guess that 2 coop cupsfull is about 500ml could be a bit more, but i could be way off but as i say i will measure exactly when the time comes.

[Egluntyne]

Don't forget to use the rough cloudy form of apple cider vinegar, from horsey shops. The dainty stuff from Waitrose isn't the same.

 

I have spasms of using it. A couple of tbsps in the glug every day for a week. When I remember.

[Guest]

Don't forget to use the rough cloudy form of apple cider vinegar, from horsey shops. The dainty stuff from Waitrose isn't the same.

 

I have spasms of using it. A couple of tbsps in the glug every day for a week. When I remember.

 

i was looking at the one in the omlet shop but will check my local supplier when we go at the w/end as we need pelletd and wormer anyway.

 

spasms eh? careful you don't spill it!

[CatsCube]

I have the horse stuff, and I think its ment to be 1% of their water, so I just pop a couple of caps worth in their water. I add it to their water everytime I refill it, as they drink a lot of their water from other sources anyway (like my water feature) you use so little that it lasts decades anyway.

[Guest]

I have the horse stuff, and I think its ment to be 1% of their water, so I just pop a couple of caps worth in their water. I add it to their water everytime I refill it, as they drink a lot of their water from other sources anyway (like my water feature) you use so little that it lasts decades anyway.

 

thanks

 

just had a thought, can someone please tell me how much water a glug holds because if you put 1/4 tsp in a glug (as per omlet shop) then I can work it out that way!

[Helly Welly]

A glug holds 4 pints of water

[Guest]

A glug holds 4 pints of water

 

 

fabulous, thanks!

[ali-s]

The dose is 20ml to 1 litre of water

 

I use it for 7 days every month. I always start on the 1st of the month or else I would forget

[Guest]

The dose is 20ml to 1 litre of water

 

I use it for 7 days every month. I always start on the 1st of the month or else I would forget

 

brill, thanks ali

 

(and everyone else of course)

[xChicken04x]

Ummm does anyone know if it is Ok to give your girls super market apple cider vinegar? I don't I just wanted to know....

 

xx

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I think you can, it's just filtered (or something ) and is much more expensive.

[Richard]

I have some and use it like I do the spice in their food - spasmodically when I rememeber, and totally unmeasured (a dollop of stuff in about yay much of the other). it doesn't seem to have done them any harm!

[Krysia]

I only started using it earlier this year after reading a very interesting article on it on Practical Poultry.

 

 

APPARANTLY (from what I can remember)

It helps deter parasites

helps with general health

Growth of feathers

Egg production

Absorbtion of calcium (Good for egg production)

 

the list went on and on and I thought even if it only does 1 ro 2 of the things it says it does its worth a try so I have used it almost always since about Aug.

 

We have big water drinkers and I worked it out as a capful of the size bottle we have to a full container, (Not very helpful I know but it;s easy to work out)

[tenzin]

Cider vinegar really helps their imune systym when given for 7 days in their drinking water on the trot

[chocolatedog]

I use a few drops of Poultry Tonic every day in the water pot - although the girls aren't over keen on this they seem to be pretty healthy birds.... (they seemed to like citricidal when I used that a while back!). I think I read somewhere you have to be careful not to overdo the ACV as they won't like the taste and it can put young birds off drinking..... But I can't remember where I read that.

[Guest]

Cider vinegar really helps their imune systym when given for 7 days in their drinking water on the trot

 

as the flubenvet has to be given for 7 days, and we are doing this too, i'll do it at the same time and see how it goes.

 

cheers everyone else.