Garlic cloves...

i use a garlic clove in the drinkers 24/7 mon to friday, what do members think when my birds are feeding ybs ......should i leave it in, or take it out, will it harm ybs being fed by the parents ?

also, do members use cider vinegar when they have ybs in the nest ?

i only use marmite when ythe young birds hatch or clean water

david, I still use cider vinegar when feeding ybs but only half of strength they normally get, so teaspoon to 2 litres when on ybs twice a week.
Also once a week, same with johnsons tonic again just half strength.

You can leave it in david it wont do any harm if anything it should help stop them developing warms etc

Birds dont like the garlic in the water so for me its once a week sundays, garlic on the corn and in water, the only other thing in the water 2 times a week is vinegar. the rest is fresh I was told that garlic kills some good bacteria in the gut, only some, there fore only give sunday after the race that wat the bacteria builds up again all week.
I really think anything in the water 24/7 is harmfull and no one will tell me different, give them some days off david.

hi martym, i leave it in the water from monday to friday, and plain water saturday and a "potion" sundays......

hi david ..i have not used garlic for over a month now and can see no difference in the birds whatsoever

hi all , i don,t use garlic when breeding i want them to take water with out the
nasty taste of garlic last thing i want is yb not getting enough water i use it every month for one week when racing starts . just paired up today been really nice and sunny but a bit cold but all went well . cheers all

i cut a full bulb across the middle pop it in the watering can fill and leave for 24 hours,this is then put in the drinkers, all year round, (changed daily ) it does help to keep the flesh the right colour, aswell as keep the parrasites in the gut at bay.