Patent ID: 8460719

Claim:
A method of administering nutritional supplements to poultry, comprising the steps of: (a) in a first phase, administering feed and water to chicks for a period of several days; (b) in a second phase, following the first phase, administering to the chicks feed, water and a first composition comprising water, copper sulfate, citric acid, ammonium carbonate, propionic acid, Yucca schidigera extract, and antioxidants from essential oils cranberry water for a period of several days; (c) in a third phase, following the second phase, administering feed and water to the chicks for a period of several days following the second phase; (d) in a fourth phase, following the third phase, administering to the chicks feed, water and a second composition comprising sodium acid sulfate, citric acid and cranberry water for a period of several days; and (e) in a fifth phase, following the fourth phase, administering feed, water and the first composition to the chicks for a period of approximately 3 days a week until the chicks are harvested.