Re: Codliver oil

I was told it was good for scaly leg. and was just wondering if it was ok
for feeding to my birds . Or painting the perches and letting the fumes of
the cod liver oil help with the mites. Or would my chooks get to much
through the feet..
Peggy
"Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Peggy wrote:
Hi All,
Is cod liver oil safe for chooks ? Dose it flavour the eggs or any
thing like that also.
Peggy

Curious to know why you would want to feed it?

Too much fats are certainly very bad for birds as their livers cannot cope
with it and can cause fatal conditions. Before that surplus fats are laid
down inside teh bird as very hard deposits which can get in the way of
normal body function including the movement of eggs inside.

It does have some useful qualities for particular circumstances but you
have
to be very careful that there aren't other high fat sources in their diet.

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