About to order chicks, grobel plus-b supplement?

[Counting chickens]

The hatchery that I'm ordering from offers an option of getting Grogel plus b supplement.
Says that they send enough for 100 chicks. I'm probably getting 10.
So...
Is this a good supplement?
Is it a waste with so few chicks?
Ready, Set...
GO!

 

[AlleysChicks]

I bought it and never used it. But I thought it was something they added for the journey. Save your money for more chicks

 

[lazy gardener]

Are they putting it in the shipping box for the chicks to eat during shipment? or are they trying to sell it to you for you to feed to your chicks after you get them? If the latter, IMO, it's a waste of money. What I would recommend is this: Poultry Nutri-Drench. You can get it at your local feed store. It's an absolute must IMO when starting chicks. Every chick that passes through my hands gets it for the first 2 weeks. This includes chicks which are suffering shipping stress, and I'm trying to save their lives. AND, it includes the chicks that are hatched from my own flock. They kick their way out of the shells, then proceed to climb the bator walls, and use the unhatched eggs for soccer balls and diving platforms. PND is especially important for chicks that have been shipped. Occasionally, their little bodies are so depleted that they have no reserve strength for their guts to kick into action and absorb nutrients. This is called "starve out". Such a chick, even in the presence of water and feed simply fails to eat and process enough to enable her to get established. She is often labeled a "failure to thrive" chick, and ends up dying. PND, and sugar water often saves a lot of these chicks.

You can also save your money on the packets of Sav-A-Chick electrolytes. You can make your own. (salt, baking soda, sugar, water. Flavoring is optional) Sav-A-Chick probiotics are slightly less of a non essential wallet drain. Useful product, but you can do just as well by giving your chicks a plug of sod and some fermented feed.

 

[Medda]

I actually got the grogel when I ordered my chicks. I also have PND stocked and ready to go when they arrive (March 9th).

Can you put out the grogel for them and use the PND also? Or should it be one or the other only?
Thanks, Medda

 

[Counting chickens]

It's a $4.25 add on, but it doesn't specify if it is in the box for transit, or if it is packaged for use upon arrival.

 

[AlleysChicks]

It's a $4.25 add on, but it doesn't specify if it is in the box for transit, or if it is packaged for use upon arrival.

Are you using ideal? If so it’s in a little ziplock baggie taped to the box with your receipt.

 

[Counting chickens]

How did you know that all the way from Ohio??

 

[nminusyplusm]

I bought GroGel for my shipped chicks and they ignored it, instead diving into their starter crumbles.

 

[AllenK RGV]

I bought GroGel for my shipped chicks and they ignored it, instead diving into their starter crumbles.

X2 I did the same I thought it made sense but they didn't.

 

[lazy gardener]

Beware, IMO hatcheries just love to pad up their bill with "extras" that really aren't necessary. One thing I'd spend the $$ for is a heat pack if chicks are shipping in very cold weather. I'd also go for gro gel shipped WITH the chicks so they will have a moisture source in transit.