brewers yeast.

oes anyone use this stuff and why?

yes
good supplement
full of trace elements, minerals & vits

how often should it be used?

i got some a few weeks ago to sprinkle onto the corn, will use lemon juice or maybe garlic jiuce to bing it to it........

i use it once a week
added to corn either with lemon juice or adherb
dampen corn 1st with the oil or lemon juice then add large spoon to 1 kg of corn
well thats how i use it

Spot on there Steve

i use it once a week but was watching a dvd by geoff kirkland and he says he doesent use it anymore as he found it caused fungal disease but i have not had that exsperience myself but has anyone else had such problems

Was reading something frank tasker had posted on a site, about brewers yeast, apparently it doesn't continue developing in their bodies, means it wont feed any bacteria.

I use Gem The Matrix and that has loads of things in it, and it includes Brewers Yeast......so thats how mine get it. not sure how else they get vitamin b apart from the yeast as i'm certain corn doesn't contain it.

not that sure alex i know corn does not contain any vit b12 and i use b,pure and form oil 10 in 1 once a week

yes darren but i use the tablet form rather than the powder

ian wrote:

yes darren but i use the tablet form rather than the powder

yes but have you heard that it can cause fungal infection

They talking about the yeast infection darren, where it takes all the nutrients from the bird, apparently its not the same for brewers yeast....so i dont see how it cant

Does anyone here use the matrix?

have used it alex but find grit mineral and the crumbly pic blocks are as good as

they have those too ian, they love the blocks and they are gone in hours...always have grit down as well

Alex wrote:

Does anyone here use the matrix?

i use it alex, ive used it for the last couple of years and think its decent stuff..........if/when i run out on the odd occasion my birds wont touch the ordinary grit because they must like the aniseed in the matrix, and as you say, its got all sorts of things in in.

Thats it David, everything in there only does them good...and an easy way of giving them the extras they need, but they do eat alot of it

yes they do, and like you say it saves having pots all over the loft with different things in them.................
i usually give a small tea spoon to a pair per day

i dont think brewers yeast is the cause of yeat infection.to reduce the yeat infection in birds i use natural yogurt.not that my birds have yeast infection but i buy a large tub of natural yogurt once a month and mix it through the corn.

does it work on the guts like a probiotic....?

deont think so.just a little supplement to keep them healthy.suppose their is lots of things to try but in the end ist what works for you that matters.ive tried lots of things but at the end of the day keeping the birds to a bare minimum is always the best.

ah right, have heard of it being used before but have never known why,,,,

i know its been used when racing birds come back which are run down,i gave brewers yeat to all six of my show racers a couple of day after i got them and now their poops are looking normal.they were a bit stressed out and bright green in the cardboard boxes and in the individual pens i put them in.i will keep them in the pens until i feel they are ready to be intoduced to the rest of the birds.

where did you get them from....?

geordiejen wrote:

i dont think brewers yeast is the cause of yeat infection.to reduce the yeat infection in birds i use natural yogurt.not that my birds have yeast infection but i buy a large tub of natural yogurt once a month and mix it through the corn.

thanks for answering my question and have to say ive never had any problems with brewers yeast but then i only use it once a week and also use probiotic youghurt on the corn twice a week