KNF solutions in chickens drinking water?
Which KNF solutions can I give my chickens in their drinking water? Do I use the same dilution as for plants and can I give it everyday?
The answer
Lukas,
Use LAB (1:500) with FPJ (1:300) as drinking water for livestock, to recover their digestive function.
As a prebiotic in poultry and livestock production
source: (Samanta et al. 2013)
OHN can be mixed with animals’ drinking water (1:1,000 dilution) and offered as often as needed, 3 times a week.
-Jay
KNJFarms
From the KNF library
From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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6 sources
Drake's library adds four things to the accepted answer.
- Seawater at 1:30 in drinking water curbs feather loss in molting chickens. (Office Hours Ep. 72, 59:45)
- Sea salt works if the ocean is far. Use 1 gram per liter for the same 1-to-30 dilution. (Office Hours Ep. 48, 58:00)
- Fermented seawater can go in animals' drinking water if it is fermented properly and does not smell bad. (Office Hours Ep. 121, 16:32)
- WCP goes in drinking water at 1:500 for livestock that are pregnant or ovulating. (Cho, Recipe, p. 65)
OHN in drinking water runs 1:1000, the same ratio the manual gives for plants. (Student's Manual, Basic Course, p. 27) The course manual says all the solutions can be safely ingested. (Student's Manual, Basic Course, p. 8)
The library names no daily schedule for any solution. It also gives no seawater frequency, and it does not say whether the WCP ratio applies to chickens.
Sources
- 16:32 Office Hours Ep. 121 (Apr 2024) — OHN Frost Spray, Jadam Sulfur for Canker, Coffee Leaf Rust · “Yes, as long as it's fermented properly and doesn't smell bad.”
- 59:45 Office Hours Ep. 72 (Apr 2023) — Fermented Seawater, IMO3 Contamination, Papaya for Gout · “at 1:30 in drinking water it curbs feather loss in molting chickens”
- 58:00 Office Hours Ep. 48 (Sep 2022) — Seawater Dilution Ratio, Sea Salt Substitute, Soil Compaction · “1 gram of sea salt per liter of water gives the same 1-to-30 dilution as fresh seawater.”
- p. 27 Student's Manual, Basic Course · “OHN is mixed with water at a ratio of 1:1000.”
- p. 8 Student's Manual, Basic Course · “Solutions are made at a very low cost and ALL can be safely ingested.”
- p. 65 Cho, Recipe · “Use as drinking water (XI/500) for the livestock that are pregnant or ovulating.”
