I'd been doing ACV in the water and DE in the dust bath for years and couldn't tell you if any of it was working. Three weeks on Brood and my hens look glossier, the vents are clean again, and we're back to a full basket most mornings.
What's inside
Six botanicals.Nothing else.
What's on the front of the pouch is what's inside. No proprietary blend, no fillers, no synthetic additives. Each one has a role, and a paper trail.
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Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
The active. Capsaicin passes through the gut creating an environment parasites and pathogens find hostile — without binding to the TRPV1 receptors chooks don't have.
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Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
The active. Capsaicin passes through the gut creating an environment parasites and pathogens find hostile — without binding to the TRPV1 receptors chooks don't have.
Capsaicin 0.6–0.9% -
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
The active. Capsaicin passes through the gut creating an environment parasites and pathogens find hostile — without binding to the TRPV1 receptors chooks don't have.
Capsaicin 0.6–0.9% -
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
The active. Capsaicin passes through the gut creating an environment parasites and pathogens find hostile — without binding to the TRPV1 receptors chooks don't have.
Capsaicin 0.6–0.9% -
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
The active. Capsaicin passes through the gut creating an environment parasites and pathogens find hostile — without binding to the TRPV1 receptors chooks don't have.
Capsaicin 0.6–0.9% -
Capsicum
Capsicum annuum
The active. Capsaicin passes through the gut creating an environment parasites and pathogens find hostile — without binding to the TRPV1 receptors chooks don't have.
Capsaicin 0.6–0.9%
The daily ritual
Three steps. Then forget about it.
Mix once into your feed bag. Your flock does the rest.
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The science, honestly
Why capsaicin actually works
Daily complementary feeds work by environmental shift. Different biology, different timescales, different evidence base from chemical wormers.
Chemical wormers like fenbendazole are kill mechanisms. You give them, mature parasites die, you wait 14 days for residues to clear, you eat the eggs again.
Daily complementary feeds like Brood are environmental shifts. You feed them every day, gut chemistry slowly changes, parasites have a harder time establishing in the first place. The biology is indirect and the timescale is measured in months.
Mammals have a receptor called TRPV1 that capsaicin binds to — it's why chillies hurt to eat. Birds don't have functional TRPV1. They eat capsaicin without any signal of discomfort.
Different biology. Different timescales. Different evidence bases.
How we compare
What Brood is, and isn't
We're a daily complementary feed. Not a chemical wormer, not a DIY remedy. Here's how the categories actually compare.
| Factor | Brood | Kilverm |
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| Purpose | Daily complementary feed | Chemical wormer (treatment) |
| Frequency | Daily, year-round | Every 3 months as needed |
| Withholding | None — eat eggs daily | 5–14 days |
| Use together | Recommended | — |
| Factor | Brood | Kilverm |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Daily complementary feed | Chemical wormer (treatment) |
| Frequency | Daily, year-round | Every 3 months as needed |
| Withholding | None — eat eggs daily | 5–14 days |
| Use together | Recommended | — |
What to expect
Set honestly. Under-promised on purpose.
Daily complementary feeds don't work in 3 days. Here's the real timeline so you don't abandon at week 3 expecting miracles.
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From real Aussie keepers
What keepers actually say
Pulled from email. We don't pay for reviews and we don't suppress the ones that point out limits.
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Two weeks on Brood and we had eggs again.
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Two weeks on Brood and we had eggs again.
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Two weeks on Brood and we had eggs again.
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Two weeks on Brood and we had eggs again.
From the founder
Why we made Brood
A couple of years ago I lost a hen called Tali. I'd been doing what every keeper online told me to do — apple cider vinegar, garlic cloves, diatomaceous earth. By the time I realised something was wrong inside her, it was too late.
I spent the next nine months working with a poultry vet to build a daily blend my own girls would actually eat. Within weeks the vents were cleaner, the yolks were deeper, the basket was full again. Brood exists because I didn't want anyone else to lose a Tali.
— Sarah, Bega NSW
Try Brood for 120 days.
If your flock doesn't show changes, email us. Full refund. Keep the pouches.
Common questions