Poultry Drinks

[julesapple]

Whilst I was at the chookshop yesterday, I bought some Battles poultry drink supplement. My girls are eyeing up their water with suspicion and disdain, and only drinking from the puddle of dirty water I tipped out before refilling.

Why is it red?

Jules

[Nicos]

Maybe you'll get red yolks!!!!!

Joking aside- maybe it IS to 'enhance' the colour of your eggs- yellow +red=golden orange!!

It wouldn't be to stop kiddies from drinking it....red looks too tempting!

[Suechooks]

Maybe its made of beetroot!

[julesapple]

The girls are not happy. They've been around the water box from all angles and clucked at it in a most concerned way. I shall be a bit miffed if they won't drink it - £6 down the drain, literally. And it is the bright magenta red of beetroot Sue....looks like they've got Ribena!

Jules

[angelat]

I haven't tried any poultry drinks but I do know something. I put out fresh clean water regularly and always make sure its topped up i even put a splash of cider vinegar in there but they always go for the plant pot saucers that catch the rain water!! or the dirty puddles!! why??? does anyone elses do this?

[frias]

Same here. If I throw their old water on the garden before filling with clean, they always pounce on the dirty water as if dying of thirst!

[VirginVegGrower]

Same here. Mine didn't like the red stuff either. I do put ACV in their water which they will drink, but if I put the designated amount they won't drink much, so I halve the dose. Then they don't notice. I'm sure you can do too much for hens...

[Hilary B]

As far as they are concerned this is water that has been 'messed about with'. They may get used to it in time....