Chickens pecking at each other can become a real problem if you don’t get this under control.
Chickens pecking at each other may be a normal thing but over pecking can be fatal to the chicken being pecked. You need to stop this behaviour before a bird gets plucked to death.
So, does vinegar stop chickens from pecking each other? This article looks into it
Can you stop chickens from pecking each other using vinegar?
Vinegar is used not only in cooking but it can be used to clean and refresh as well. A favorite vinegar used on/in people is apple cider vinegar.
Apple cider vinegar is known as a superfood, a superfood is a food that is marketed for its exceptional nutrient density.
Apple cider vinegar has garnered superfood status, this food has amazing properties but it isn’t exactly a miracle worker.
Apple cider vinegar is great for chickens, it has many uses but helping to keep your birds from pecking at each other is not one of them.
Chickens will peck at each other out of boredom, because of overcrowding, because their surroundings are too hot, because there is too much light in the coop, because one bird is sick, because they lack protein and, they may peck at each other out of stress.
Unfortunately, apple cider vinegar, or any other type of vinegar for that matter, is not a solution to any of these problems.
If you want to keep your birds from pecking at each other the best thing that you can do is to address the root cause.
Even if apple cider vinegar did help with the pecking, this would be a short-term solution as it would have to be reused often
The only evidence that anyone has that confirms that vinegar, and more specifically, apple cider vinegar is helpful against feather pecking is anecdotal. There is no science behind this claim.
Giving apple cider vinegar to birds as a way to rectify their vitamin deficiency will not be helpful because a serving size of this vinegar does not contain enough nutrients to meet the bird’s vitamin needs.
That being said, apple cider vinegar can be helpful to your bird flock in some other ways. This product can regulate Ph levels in the bird’s body and is helpful for protein digestion.
If you do decide to give your bird vinegar for their health then give the bird apple cider vinegar, this type is naturally made and derived from apples. Avoid giving this vinegar to your flock all the time, only give it when the birds need it.
Conclusion
In conclusion, apple cider vinegar can be a very useful product to give to chickens but this vinegar, or any other vinegar for that matter, will not be helpful if your chickens have a feather pecking problem.
The only way to get rid of your bird’s feather pecking problem is to deal with their lack of space, high temperatures, too much light, or their lack of nutrients.
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