Hello Chicken Keepers!
Even with this winter weather, keeping our backyard chooks hydrated is an important responsibility for all bum nut bandits. When your chickens are ill, overheated, broody or injured access to fresh water is even more important than normal. At times like this, you can up the hydration ante with an easy to make and administer electrolyte mix and keep your girls flappin’ fit, ready to cluck another day.
Give this recipe a try next time your feathered friends are on the fritz.
4 litres of water
1 tablespoon of sugar or molasses or runny honey
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
½ cup of coconut water (source of potassium chloride)
OR 1 teaspoon potassium chloride (available from health stores)
1 clove crushed garlic to boost their immune system
Mix all these goodies together until the ingredients have dissolved and incorporated into the water (usually I dissolve the honey, sugar or molasses in a cup of warm water first to get it mixed evenly into the bucket of water).
You can have this as your flocks’s daily water supply or administer it to unwell chickens or baby chicks with a saline syringe.
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Feathers Forever,
Kassandra x
