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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 16:03:16 GMT
I had a friend send me an article that yogurt is good for helping get more eggs from your chicken. Any thoughts anyone???
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Apr 12, 2017 17:19:50 GMT
After doing a little research on Google I agree with what @redfish said.
Some of the info I came across - which I found very interesting - hey, I learned something today!
Birds are not equipped with the enzymes necessary to properly digest milk sugars. Considering the fact that mother birds do not nurse their young, it makes perfect sense. Some yogurt on occasion is fine and does contain beneficial cultures, but too much can cause digestive upset and diarrhea. How much is too much? It depends on the bird. A better choice would be to give chickens probiotics to promote good gut health.
Give your chickens yogurt? Why? First, it's scientific fact that chickens do not have the necessary enzymes in their gut to properly digest dairy. Too much can and will give them diarrhea. So, why are you giving your chickens yogurt? You want them to benefit from probiotics like Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus? You are wasting your time. There is not enough in store bought yogurt to have any benefit for your chickens. However, there are plenty of bad things in there like sugar, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, and artificial colors. A cup of store bought yogurt is about a dollar. If you give them one cup per day, that's $30.00 per month wasted on something you think is helping your chickens. If you really want to help them by giving them some probiotics, then give them some that will actually help them. They are available for $19.95. You add it to their water source. So, you are not only saving money every month, but actually helping your chickens! For those of you that are going to post, "I've given my chickens yogurt for 50 years with no problems," keep doing what your doing, but for those of you that want to actually help your chickens, think about using probiotics that are actually for chickens!
But then there a lot of people touting giving them yogurt...
Just me but I think I'd just stick to probiotics in their water occasionally if that's what you think they are lacking... I do that for the first week or so after I bring chicks home. Also anytime at any age in times of stress, etc.
Once again-just my 2 cents!
~Mari
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 19:11:20 GMT
I give and have for many years given milk products to my chickens same as my Grandmother did. I only have goats milk and have heard unpasteurized cows milk is OK too. I heat the chicken feed in the winter, even though it doesn't get real cold here. My chickens lay all winter, young pullets on mainly oats, garden waste, fish waste and table scraps. They don't get a lot of milk products, some each day....James
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 3:34:47 GMT
After doing a little research on Google I agree with what @redfish said. Some of the info I came across - which I found very interesting - hey, I learned something today! Birds are not equipped with the enzymes necessary to properly digest milk sugars. Considering the fact that mother birds do not nurse their young, it makes perfect sense. Some yogurt on occasion is fine and does contain beneficial cultures, but too much can cause digestive upset and diarrhea. How much is too much? It depends on the bird. A better choice would be to give chickens probiotics to promote good gut health.
Give your chickens yogurt? Why? First, it's scientific fact that chickens do not have the necessary enzymes in their gut to properly digest dairy. Too much can and will give them diarrhea. So, why are you giving your chickens yogurt? You want them to benefit from probiotics like Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus? You are wasting your time. There is not enough in store bought yogurt to have any benefit for your chickens. However, there are plenty of bad things in there like sugar, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, and artificial colors. A cup of store bought yogurt is about a dollar. If you give them one cup per day, that's $30.00 per month wasted on something you think is helping your chickens. If you really want to help them by giving them some probiotics, then give them some that will actually help them. They are available for $19.95. You add it to their water source. So, you are not only saving money every month, but actually helping your chickens! For those of you that are going to post, "I've given my chickens yogurt for 50 years with no problems," keep doing what your doing, but for those of you that want to actually help your chickens, think about using probiotics that are actually for chickens!
But then there a lot of people touting giving them yogurt... Just me but I think I'd just stick to probiotics in their water occasionally if that's what you think they are lacking... I do that for the first week or so after I bring chicks home. Also anytime at any age in times of stress, etc. Once again-just my 2 cents! ~Mari
Probiotics is a better idea. Thanks  |
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