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Post by emseypop on Mar 7, 2008 14:15:03 GMT 1
Does anyone use poultry spice? I've ordered some of ebay, I arrived today, the directions say, 1 teaspoon between 10 birds, dosage can be increased in cold weather. It doesn't say how often it should be put into food! Also, does anyone use apple cider vinegar? Is it something the hens can live without because I'm having trouble finding any.
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Post by Sleepy on Mar 7, 2008 14:19:16 GMT 1
Does anyone use poultry spice? I've ordered some of ebay, I arrived today, the directions say, 1 teaspoon between 10 birds, dosage can be increased in cold weather. It doesn't say how often it should be put into food! Also, does anyone use apple cider vinegar? Is it something the hens can live without because I'm having trouble finding any. Poultry Spice? Is that the mysterious fifth Spice Girl? |
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Post by Sleepy on Mar 7, 2008 14:21:01 GMT 1
Does anyone use poultry spice? I've ordered some of ebay, I arrived today, the directions say, 1 teaspoon between 10 birds, dosage can be increased in cold weather. It doesn't say how often it should be put into food! Also, does anyone use apple cider vinegar? Is it something the hens can live without because I'm having trouble finding any. Apple cider vinegar IS cider vinegar. You may have better luck asking for that. The fact it is 'cider' vinegar should mean it comes from apples. |
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Post by emseypop on Mar 7, 2008 14:31:41 GMT 1
Does anyone use poultry spice? I've ordered some of ebay, I arrived today, the directions say, 1 teaspoon between 10 birds, dosage can be increased in cold weather. It doesn't say how often it should be put into food! Also, does anyone use apple cider vinegar? Is it something the hens can live without because I'm having trouble finding any. Poultry Spice? Is that the mysterious fifth Spice Girl? No, thats me! Poultry spice is what you put on the bird before you put it in the oven! Thanks for the tip on the cider vinegar  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Mar 10, 2008 15:16:38 GMT 1
I bought some Poultry Spice years ago when I first started keeping chickens but none of my chooks would ever touch it! And my chickens have always lived without cider vinegar too, I have never given any of my chickens anything like that - what is that supposed to be for then? I must be a really bad chicken keeper...all my girls get is the run of the garden, any pasta, rice and vegetable scraps going and wild bird food (and goat food if they can scrounge any)....  |
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Post by debidoos on Mar 10, 2008 15:28:22 GMT 1
It's meant to be a "pick me up" for the hens after the way how they have lived before, it encourages the plumage to grow back...apparantly.
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Post by Sleepy on Mar 10, 2008 15:49:15 GMT 1
It's meant to be a "pick me up" for the hens after the way how they have lived before, it encourages the plumage to grow back...apparantly. Get away with you! If you want to give them a treat they need a big helping of peppered steak, eggs and chips, followed by jam roly-poly and custard. Cider vinegar indeed! |
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Post by debidoos on Mar 10, 2008 15:53:32 GMT 1
It's meant to be a "pick me up" for the hens after the way how they have lived before, it encourages the plumage to grow back...apparantly. Get away with you! If you want to give them a treat they need a big helping of peppered steak, eggs and chips, followed by jam roly-poly and custard. Cider vinegar indeed! It's not the same as the Cider Vinegar we use for cooking etc, It's unfiltered!! |
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Post by Sleepy on Mar 10, 2008 16:22:22 GMT 1
Get away with you! If you want to give them a treat they need a big helping of peppered steak, eggs and chips, followed by jam roly-poly and custard. Cider vinegar indeed! It's not the same as the Cider Vinegar we use for cooking etc, It's unfiltered!! Oh, I see. Oh, that's OK then. I didn't realise it was unfiltered. ;D |
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Post by debbiem on Mar 10, 2008 17:53:00 GMT 1
I haven't used either the spice or the vinegar either, but I've heard that both do have their benefits. A clove of garlic in their water now and again is meant to be good for them too. When I first started keeping chickens I had a chicken that I thought had a really nasty disease - after the cockerel had got off of her she remained crouched and couldn't walk. So I consulted my chicken book in the list of ailments, identified or so I thought the symptoms and isolated the poor hen for a week, giving her mash and TONS of garlic. She recovered no problem but probably would've been OK later on that day when she'd got over the cockerel's advances, without being dosed up to the hilt with All Bran and garlic.  |
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Post by emseypop on Mar 10, 2008 18:17:43 GMT 1
I haven't used either the spice or the vinegar either, but I've heard that both do have their benefits. A clove of garlic in their water now and again is meant to be good for them too. When I first started keeping chickens I had a chicken that I thought had a really nasty disease - after the cockerel had got off of her she remained crouched and couldn't walk. So I consulted my chicken book in the list of ailments, identified or so I thought the symptoms and isolated the poor hen for a week, giving her mash and TONS of garlic. She recovered no problem but probably would've been OK later on that day when she'd got over the cockerel's advances, without being dosed up to the hilt with All Bran and garlic. Its first time mother syndrome! Its a good jobs these Hens need the TLC ;D I just dont want to kill 'em with kindness |
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