If you’re raising your canaries in a natural way you’ve likely come across advice that suggests giving apple cider vinegar to your birds, but is this vinegar helpful to birds? and is it good for canaries? This article looks into it
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Apple cider vinegar for canaries
Humans have used apple cider vinegar for centuries, this product can be used for cooking, cleaning, and it can be used on human hair.
Apple cider vinegar can not only be used on humans, but it can be used on birds, like canaries, as well. This is how you can use apple cider vinegar on canaries:
For use in the bird’s body
Nutrients:
Apple cider vinegar is a great source of a variety of nutrients, this vinegar contains vitamins, minerals, and enzymes that will boost your bird’s health.
The nutrients present in apple cider vinegar include potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and vitamin E, this vinegar also contains a number of other trace minerals.
The organic and unpasteurized, naturally fermented, unfiltered, apple cider vinegar will contain the most amount of nutrients.
The mother of the vinegar (the stuff that sinks to the bottom) is a sign that you have the organic form of apple cider vinegar.
Deworming:
This product can deworm canaries, it is a safe and effective insecticide that will kill off worms but not harm your bird.
Parasites can make their way into your bird’s digestive system, apple cider vinegar will help to get rid of these parasites.
Other health benefits:
Other benefits of canaries taking apple cider vinegar include: strengthening the bird’s immune system, helping the bird burn fat, easing constipation and diarrhea, assisting with digestion, and helping to clear the toxins in the bird’s body
For use on the bird’s body
Not only can apple cider vinegar be used internally in the bird’s body, but this vinegar can also be used externally on your bird’s body as well.
If your bird has any wounds, then applying apple cider vinegar on the bird’s wounds can help to promote wound healing.
If your bird’s skin is irritated, itchy, or dry then adding this product into your bird’s bath water can help with this.
This vinegar can even work to maintain your bird’s feathers by making them brighter.
Note: If you decide to use apple cider vinegar on your bird’s skin make sure that you dilute it before applying it to your bird, also make sure that the vinegar does not get into the bird’s eye as you use it.
In the bird’s environment:
In addition to using apple cider vinegar in and on your bird’s body, you can also use it in the bird’s environment.
Apple cider vinegar is a very effective cleaning agent, this product has antibacterial properties without being harsh or toxic to the bird. The vinegar can be used to clean the bird’s utensils, perches, and cages.
You can also use it to clean off any fruits and vegetables before feeding them to your bird. Fruits and vegetables usually contain a layer of pesticides on them which can be very toxic to birds, apple cider vinegar removes these pesticides
Apple cider vinegar dosage for canaries:
Apple cider vinegar is very beneficial but you should only use as much as your bird needs, canaries are small songbirds, they don’t need as much apple cider vinegar as other larger birds do.
The recommended dosage of apple cider vinegar for canaries is five drops of vinegar per 100 ml of drinking water. If you’re bathing the bird, bathe the bird in a solution of 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar per 500 ml of water.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, yes, you can use apple cider vinegar in, on, or around your canaries, this vinegar will remove any parasites in your bird, deliver nutrients to your bird, can be used to heal your bird’s wounds as well as clean your bird’s environment without being toxic to the animal.
Always remember to dilute this product before using it in, on, or around your bird
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