Has anybody used "liquid bluing" to treat their chicken's water?

[330-Trapper]

Albert, What might that mean to me in ounces or Pounds?

I never was good at math or other equasions

 

[SurprisingWoman]

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http://www.hoptechno.com/nightcrew/sante7000/convert.cfm

 

[canada-goose]

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Here's the information from Mrs. Stewart's website:

"Bluing is made of a very fine blue iron powder suspended in water ( a "colloidal suspension"). We add a nontoxic amount of a pH balancer and a biocide to prevent the buildup of algae and bacteria. (This may be why Mrs. Stewart's Bluing is loved by farmers who tell us they use it in the water troughs of their farm animals and by owners of lily and fish ponds.)

Mrs. Stewart's Bluing is nontoxic, biodegradable, non-hazardous and environmentally friendly."

Nice to know it isn't as creepy as I thought! I still wouldn't try it, though! But don't worry to much about what I say~I'm proud to be a pessimist!

 

[vermontgal]

What is uncreepy about giving your chickens a biocide?

 

[Rootball]

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you mean like cider vinegar?

 

[vermontgal]

Like unnamed biocide in bluing. Good point - many things are biocides. I guess it depends on the concentration and what bio- it -cides.

Just so we don't give them any chemicals!

 

[norcal]

So THAT'S how you guys get those beautiful blue chickens.

 

[Albert Ward]

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O goodness, now you ask me a thing. Let me see...
20kg will be about 44.09pounds
250g will be about 8.81 oz and
500g will be about 17.63 oz.

Hope that helps!
Albert

 

[newchicksnducks]

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[Silver surfer]

Yes. I have used bluing in the water for new chicks. It is a trick an old school breeder passed on to me in 1980 after I started loosing chicks from something unknown. I went back to the breeder and asked what to do. He suggested I use Mrs. Stewart's bluing 2-3 drops per quart.
That cured the problem for us. Tried and true. "Since 1883, we have not recieved a report of a sick or dying animal as a result of using Mrs Stewart's Bluing in such ways."

Here is there website pdf,
http://www.mrsstewart.com/pdf/animalingestion.pdf