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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: PK on October 30, 2017, 02:36:30 pm

Title: Galvanised drinkers and cider vinegar
Post by: PK on October 30, 2017, 02:36:30 pm

Is adding a small amount of cider vinegar to galvanised poultry drinkers likely to have a deleterious effect on the drinkers? (That is, the water container, not the poultry).

Title: Re: Galvanised drinkers and cider vinegar
Post by: chrismahon on October 31, 2017, 08:03:33 am

Unfortunately the acid in vinegar strips the zinc plating off, so not only do you wreck the drinker but I think the zinc taste may put them off drinking it or even be bad for their health? The zinc drinkers we bought initially had a label on them saying that they were unsuitable for using vinegar, so when we did use it we switched to plastic drinkers.

Title: Re: Galvanised drinkers and cider vinegar
Post by: PK on October 31, 2017, 12:49:46 pm

Thanks. I suspected as much.

Title: Re: Galvanised drinkers and cider vinegar
Post by: bazzais on November 04, 2017, 01:49:46 pm

Interesting - thanks - never considered it.

Title: Re: Galvanised drinkers and cider vinegar
Post by: Womble on November 04, 2017, 05:32:56 pm

Quote from: chrismahon on October 31, 2017, 08:03:33 am

the zinc taste may put them off drinking it or even be bad for their health?

Yes, the acid will rot their teeth  ;)

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