Garlic while feeding ?

do members still give garlic in the water while feeding ybs...? once read some fanciers remove it when feeding ybs.

well i always have with no problems i think its important as it contains selenium which is vital for the immune system and never noticed any adverse effects i put it in the drinker with honeygar

thanks darren, ive still got it in at the moment............thinking about baby milk powder

one thing i will say david i only add 1 crushed clove to 2 litres of water and only once a week as they are taking in more water to feed the youngsters so i dont overdo it ,also mine are on the sma lol every other day with oils on the corn

ah right, thanks for that info darren....

I too mate do the same, and same with baby milk with wheatgerm oil on the corn.

thanks gary, have used the pellets in the past but not impressed with them at all..........

dont think ya will find anything better than baby milk if you do let me know

thanks graham, seems quite a lot of fanciers are using it when breeding..............

well its sure reared some babys lol and they get naff all eles till about six months so must have something in it

do you all put it on the corn then ? im sure ive heard some add it to the water too..........

could be wrong tho.

i add it to corn just damppen the corn with a bit of warm water with a spoon of sugar it makes it stick better

i don,t give mine garlic while rearing i want them to take the water natural
while rearing so they can drink with out just sipping its what they do when garlic is added .

me to always on the corn dampened with a oil i use wheat germ ,cod liver ,hemp oils all once per week and gem the pax twice per week

right, thanks for your thoughts on it kev, this is what ive read before by some fanciers, but i suppose we all do things differently eh..........

i think i will remove it as i have it in 24/7 which may be too much when feeding ybs.

kev d wrote:

i don,t give mine garlic while rearing i want them to take the water natural
while rearing so they can drink with out just sipping its what they do when garlic is added .

add some honey kev it takes the bitterness away well seems to as they have a good gulp when at the drinker

another thing david i all ways do is let the water stand for 24hrs ive all ways done it david
and i never get ybs .

did i read that correctly,that some people use baby milk for feeding ybs...if so ...why??

its got all the vitamins you will ever need and far cheaper

lots of vits in baby milk makes them grow very robust and strong

kev d wrote:

another thing david i all ways do is let the water stand for 24hrs ive all ways done it david
and i never get ybs .

Kev i know a few top fanciers who let the water stand for 24 hours

i leave water stand over night or if treating i buy sping water .... also i give cider vinager twice week and gemphax

i have a water butt just the job for letting the water stand....it gets replenished every week

mine are on cow and gate on the corn lol

at the moment mine are just on plenty of versele laga breeding mix, maybe going to add baby milk powder but not sure as i fed only on breeding mix last year and all my ybs were healthy enough..........