Apple Cider Vinegar Question

[VStillman]

Hi, I read on a post that you could give Apple Cider Vinegar to Rabbits and Chickens? What exactly are the health benefits? How much to give to rabbits? Chickens? Thanks!

 

[rockdoveranch]

At the moment I am too lazy to look up vinegar benefits, but I put about 1 teaspoon to 1 1/2 teaspoons of distilled vinegar in my rabbit's 32 ounce bottles. I don't actually measure. Most people recommend apple cider vinegar, but distilled is cheaper and has worked for me.

It keeps the bottles clean and sanitized, will clear up weepy eyes and keep them healthy. It is also good for promoting healthy skin.

I started using vinegar in the dogs water after spending a small fortune on vet produces and antibiotics when my last Boxer started having skin problems. Once I started putting the vinegar in the water his skin cleared right up and stayed healthy until he died. No more vet visits for skin problems.

I know pigeon fanciers who put apple cider vinegar in their birds water and say it helps keep the birds healthy.

 

[happydodgefarm6113]

Braggs apple cider viegar has a cite on the internet where it tells you all about their brand of acv that is organic and it still has the "mother" setiment in it. I think the vinegar keeps the bodies pH levels regulated. Many people use it too. But go online to Braggs and read about it. http://bragg.com/books/bhl_excerpt.html

 

[jessica117]

The main thing I use acv for is to keep the green alge from growing in my waterers in the summer. I just put a small splash in the gallon chicken waterers and a bigger splash in the dog and goat water tubs (I would guess my small splash is around 2tsp and my big splash is around 2Tbsp.) For my rabbits I only use a little. I would guess around 1tsp per 32oz bottle (I think my bottles are 32 oz, they're the big ones they sell at walmart.)

One other thing is that I buy the cheapest biggest bottle that is actually ACV that I can find. You have to read the label. Some are white vinegar that is colored/flavored. Hope this helps!

 

[VStillman]

Thank you guys! I use apple cider vinegar and forgot about their website. I am definetly going to start doing this...Ill say it again, I love this site! :bun

 

[hoodat]

ACV has many benefits, many of which are hard to pin down. I use it on myself, one glass of organic ACV mixed with water and a dollop of honey every day.
For my rabbits I use it every time I change or fill water bottles. I don't measure; just add a small bit to each bottle. It can't do any harm. The rabbits seem to like the taste and it helps keep the immune system up. It's especially good for preventing urinary tract problems. The organisms that cause bladder infection cannot live in acid urine.
I use only organic with the mother in it so it's live. the difference in cost between top quality and poor quality ACV isn't going to break the bank.

 

[VStillman]

Thanks! I use organic ACV also, my son doesnt like it. I will try adding honey to it for him and see how it works for him because he also has allergies and I am told that local honey can help allergies.
I am going to try on my bunnies and chickens. I wasnt sure how much to put in their water bottles, but am going to just add a small amount to each one. I have a 8 week old American fuzzy I just got on Saturday...I will most likelly wait until she is older unless someone else has tried it with sucess.

 

[Beekissed]

I always used it for my rabbits, chickens, sheep. One added benefit besides all the other wonderful benefits~it can help one have more female offspring.

I didn't believe it at first but found that I had more female kits than males after I started using the ACV. Horse breeders found the same benefits.

Sheep owners found it made for healthier wool, longer fibers and resulted in lanolin being more evenly distributed along the fibers, thus bringing more profit at sale. I never used chemical dewormer on my sheep but only ever gave UP/ACV, garlic, raw honey and sometimes a little Shaklees soap.

It is best to have the unpastuerized ACV as it still has all the valuable probiotics intact but even regular ACV has great benefit.

For chickens I found it as a benefit for general health and it also seemed to remove the strong sulfur smell and taste from the eggs...sort of clarified the taste and made for a richer, nuttier egg that didn't upset the stomach. Some of my customers state my eggs were the only eggs they could eat without burping, heartburn and general upset of the digestive system.

 

[VStillman]

Cool! Lots of benefits! I use the unpasturized also. I am also going to get the food grade DE to use with my chickens for natural dewormer and fly control... I want to use all natural/organic things only, if i can help it.

 

[rockdoveranch]

I have always used the distilled white vinegar. It cleared up my last Boxers skin, oozy, bleeding sores that came from nowhere, when I put it in his water. No more expensive vet bills for systemic and topical medications. It cleared away the red yeast tear stains from my new white Boxer when I put it in his water, and it cleared up the eyes of one of my French Lops when I put it in her water. It keeps the rabbit water bottles and dog water bowls clean and fresh. I use is to wash and sanitize the feed bowls. I use it to clean the toilet and entire bathroom.

My father just died at age 95 and my mother is 86. They drink distilled white vinegar in a glass of water at bed time and have for years. Pulmonologist recommend soaking nebulizer cups in distilled white vinegar and water to sanitize them.

I use it when mopping the floor and in the washing machine to sanitize and freshen, and to freshen up drain pipes.

Our money is tight, and a few cents saved here and there add up for us.

So please, can ya'll explain the difference between what I use and the ACV, and why you would recommend ACV over distilled.

Thanks much.