⠀ How much oregano

[PMFchickenguy]

I was just wondering how much oregano to give my chickens...i dont have oil just freah and dried leaves...i know yoh can make oregano oil but i dont have the time or money...can you boil freah leaves(making tea) and give it to chickens?

 

[mich9510]

What does oregano do for chickens?

 

[MeepBeep]

What does oregano do for chickens?

Makes them smell 'Italian'

Honestly though it has some antibiotic properties, that might help the chicken...

IMO if one is using it for medicinal reasons you can't go wrong with fresh...

 

[ellenscoop]

You should check out PoultryDVM's page on Oregano - they provide an entire list of research studies conducted and ethnoveterinary remedies of like every feed additive/forage/herb/etc. you can think of with dosages of various plant parts, etc. - http://www.poultrydvm.com/supplement/oregano-leaves

 

[DrPatrickBiggs]

I was just wondering how much oregano to give my chickens...i dont have oil just freah and dried leaves...i know yoh can make oregano oil but i dont have the time or money...can you boil freah leaves(making tea) and give it to chickens?

Thank you for the question! There are a few ways to feed oregano to chickens.
1. If you are just giving them leaves, then you could just set the leaves around the coop and run and let the birds decide how much they want to eat.
2. You could also place a plant near their run or in their free-range area and allow them to eat what they want.
3. You could make some tea with the leaves and then provide that as their drinking water for a few hours a day. Just be sure that the water has cooled before providing it to the hens. Nobody likes burning their tongue on hot tea.

 

[MandalaMaMa]

Can you used dried oregano? Could I just sprinkle some on there fermented food?

 

[MeepBeep]

Can you used dried oregano? Could I just sprinkle some on there fermented food?

Like almost all 'dried' things nutrients and such start to breakdown, to what degree depends on age and storage procedures so you won't get optimal results with dried but yes you can use it....

 

[HandyTandy]

Perfect oregano timing. I had just done my research as well and getting ready to make a tea. Came on looking for other ideas, like adding dried oregano to their layer feed. Wanted to see how much. I have a flock of 20 + kiddos running around the farm. I agree, Many benefits like natural antibiotic and the others

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Have you ever seen a chicken choose to eat fresh Oregano? Me neither. It's one of the herbs all over my property that they pass up. I trust them to decide what is beneficial. That said, I have given warm Oregano oil in addition to VetRX (definitely not instead of,) when treating a pullet that arrived in the mail with respiratory issues. I do believe it helped. But again, it's not an end all, be all......

 

[MrsEarthern]

Have you ever seen a chicken choose to eat fresh Oregano? Me neither. It's one of the herbs all over my property that they pass up. I trust them to decide what is beneficial. That said, I have given warm Oregano oil in addition to VetRX (definitely not instead of,) when treating a pullet that arrived in the mail with respiratory issues. I do believe it helped. But again, it's not an end all, be all......

My chickens do eat my herbs a little, but often when they are some of the only 'greens' available besides grass. They will take fresh oregano, thyme, creeping charlie, dandelion leaves, etc from me when I feed it to them and don't seem to avoid it in their feed when I add dried herbs to their crumble; however they don't go crazy for the stuff if it's growing in front of them.