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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: darren64 on March 10, 2012, 18:50

Title: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: darren64 on March 10, 2012, 18:50

I,ve been and got some apple cider vinegar,but it doesn't say how much to put in the water,what should I be adding per litre of water?

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: Cluckyclaire on March 10, 2012, 21:03

Hi darren64, I put 10ml per litre according to instructions on bottle  :)

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: Tony H on March 11, 2012, 02:48

Hi i add 1 percent ACV of the total  :D

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: gracie on March 11, 2012, 08:11

Is it the sort suitable for animals. If it was I'm surprised it doesn't say. Apparently the sort from the supermarket doesn't have the necessary benefits for chickens. ( that's what I read on a forum, someone will correct me if that post was incorrect)

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: joyfull on March 11, 2012, 08:15

the supermarket type has been cleaned so it doesn't have the mother bits in it, equine stuff when you look has lots of floaty bits in. My bottle doesn't have any feeding quantities on it either but about 10mls per litre is ok  :)

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: Mrs Bee on March 11, 2012, 09:10

Quote from: joyfull on March 11, 2012, 08:15

the supermarket type has been cleaned so it doesn't have the mother bits in it, equine stuff when you look has lots of floaty bits in. My bottle doesn't have any feeding quantities on it either but about 10mls per litre is ok  :)

OO eck :unsure:  I have just been sloshing some into the watering can I use to take the water down to the ladies. They seem OK with it.  My cider vinegar was the home forgotton type!!
Bought a box of scrumpy back from Devon and never got round to organising a big do to share it. Thought it would be OK to keep a while and it turned to vinegar :wacko:
Has lots of bits in tho' :lol:

Girls seem to like it and the garlic I put in. Nanny always goes fishing for it as soon as it is in the water.

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: darren64 on March 11, 2012, 19:54

It says on the tub that its for horses but the chap in the shop said its good for the chickens,do I need to add it to their water on a regular basis?

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: Tony H on March 13, 2012, 03:02

is horse vinegar the same as chuck vinegar  :wacko: the reason i ask is that by its cheaper, think its probibly we live in a horsey aria  :D

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: arugula on March 13, 2012, 06:54

Yes, you can use the cloudy, horsey kind. Its the human supermarket version you shouldn't use with the chickens.

Title: Re: Apple cider vinegar
Post by: kegs on March 13, 2012, 09:25

Don't use it in metal drinkers though, just the plastic ones.