Patent ID: 8372446
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A23K,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a. monitoring and recording standard water intake of one or more birds over a period of at least 3 days; b. formulating a first batch of tonic with a garlic to vinegar ratio of 3 cloves of garlic to 1 liter of vinegar; wherein one or more additional ingredients are also added to the first batch of tonic, the one or more additional ingredients being selected from the group consisting of: yeast, raw honey, eggshell powder, goldenseal, osha, butterfly weed, yarrow, yellow dock, slippery elm, mullein, couch grass, horsetail, wild cherry bark, solomon's seal, staghorn sumach, Queen Anne's lace, barberry, rose hips, hawthorn berries, fennel, oats, ginger, St. John's wort and any combination thereof; c. allowing the garlic, vinegar, and additional ingredients to remain contact for at least two weeks; d. adding about 60 ml to about 350 ml of the first patch of tonic to about 3.5 liters of water to create a first tonic/water mixture; e. providing the first tonic/water mixture to the one or more birds; f. monitoring and recording the first tonic/water mixture intake of the one or more birds; g. comparing standard water intake with first tonic/water mixture intake; h. formulating a second batch of tonic with an increased garlic to vinegar ratio as compared to the first batch of tonic if the one or more birds shows increased first tonic/water intake as compared to standard water intake or formulating a second batch of tonic with a decreased garlic to vinegar ratio as compared to the first batch of tonic if the one or more birds shows decreased first tonic/water intake as compared to standard water intake; i. adding about 60 ml to about 350 ml of the second batch of tonic to about 3.5 liters of water to create a second tonic/water mixture; j. providing the second tonic/water mixture to the one or more birds.