10 day old silkie chick help

[Fancychooklady]

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Yeah, I'm not so sure... I had a couple that were looking neurological about a month ago and was trying to figure out how to give them the proper amount of E, selenium and B1 and B2. The only one that looked like it had all of them was Rooster Booster Poultry Cell, but it also had iron. Neither chick could walk, and I figured they would die if left alone, so I gave them a couple of drops of it. Believe it or not, both recovered in two days.

If you can afford it, get the Rooster Booster Poultry Cell, Nutri Drench and PolyViSol (no iron). I have all three, but the two I use the most are Rooster Booster and Nutri Drench.

-Kathy

I'd agree with Kathy and get the nutri drench or an avian vitamin pack. There is a possibility that this could be a cerebral hemorrhage . It is common in vaulted skull birds , especially in hot weather or in the case of injury ( peck to the head )

http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article.html

 

[Rainier]

This is the only one I can find "without iron" (infant drops) however the ingredient list does list iron

actual ingredient list:
Glycerin, Water, Ascorbic Acid, Polysorbate 80, Vitamin E Succinate, Niacinamide, Ferrous Sulfate (As A Stabilizer For Vitamin B12), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color, Vitamin A Palmitate, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Riboflavin-5-Phosphate Sodium, Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12.

Nutrition Facts (on box)
Vitamin A 100%
Vitamin C 100%
Vitamin D 100%
Vitamin E 100%

Riboflavin 100%
Niacin 100%
Vitamin B6 100%
Vitamin B12 100%

 

[Rainier]

I'd agree with Kathy and get the nutri drench or an avian vitamin pack. There is a possibility that this could be a cerebral hemorrhage . It is common in vaulted skull birds , especially in hot weather or in the case of injury ( peck to the head )

http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article.html

No injury that I can see. It has been hot here, at least much hotter than we are used to here in the Pacific North West.

would this work? I know my local feed store has it
Sav-A-Chick

Electrolyte & Vitamin Supplement
Salt (min.): 8.0%
Salt (max.): 9.0%
Sodium (min.): 14.0%
Sodium (max.): 14.5%
Potassium (min.): 15.0%
Vitamin A (min.): 1,280,000 IU/lb.
Vitamin D3 (min.): 3,200,000 IU/lb.
Vitamin E (min.): 960 IU/lb.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (min.): 2560 mg/lb.
Vitamin B12 (min.): 1.9 mg/lb.

 

[Fancychooklady]

No injury that I can see. It has been hot here, at least much hotter than we are used to here in the Pacific North West.

would this work? I know my local feed store has it
Sav-A-Chick

Electrolyte & Vitamin Supplement
Salt (min.): 8.0%

Salt (max.): 9.0%

Sodium (min.): 14.0%

Sodium (max.): 14.5%

Potassium (min.): 15.0%

Vitamin A (min.): 1,280,000 IU/lb.

Vitamin D3 (min.): 3,200,000 IU/lb.

Vitamin E (min.): 960 IU/lb.

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (min.): 2560 mg/lb.

Vitamin B12 (min.): 1.9 mg/lb.

I would be inclined to use the save a chick , however it is quite high in salt /electrolyte s and probably shouldn't be used for an extended period of time. There are poultry multi vits available on line , I'll find you a link.

http://www.jefferspet.com/products/avian-super-pack-4oz

 

[casportpony]

This is the only one I can find "without iron" (infant drops) however the ingredient list does list iron

actual ingredient list:
Glycerin, Water, Ascorbic Acid, Polysorbate 80, Vitamin E Succinate, Niacinamide, Ferrous Sulfate (As A Stabilizer For Vitamin B12), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color, Vitamin A Palmitate, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Riboflavin-5-Phosphate Sodium, Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12.

Nutrition Facts (on box)
Vitamin A 100%
Vitamin C 100%
Vitamin D 100%
Vitamin E 100%

Riboflavin 100%
Niacin 100%
Vitamin B6 100%
Vitamin B12 100%

Get it, but also get the others. If you end up not using them you can return them.

-Kathy

 

[Fancychooklady]

This pic illustrates how vulnerable a silkies brain is when it has vaulted skull.

 

[Fancychooklady]

The ' save a chick ' also has riboflavin , thiamine and niacin .

http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Baby-Chick-Supplies/Sav-a-Chick-oz-pack-of-3-p1136.aspx

 

[casportpony]

Rooster Booster ingredients per fluid ounce:






-Kathy

 

[Fancychooklady]

Here's an old thread on iron. Kathy is the Maths genius so I'll let her check the numbers.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/339970/whats-wrong-with-iron

 

[casportpony]

Here's an old thread on iron. Kathy is the Maths genius so I'll let her check the numbers.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/339970/whats-wrong-with-iron

Hardly a genius, lol, it actually is sort of hard for me and I do make mistakes.

When I have a few minutes I'll sit down and crunch some numbers for *all *of the products mentioned in this thread. Off the top of my head, the Rooster Booster is 400mg iron per ounce (29.5735ml), so 1ml is 400/29.5735 = 13.55mg iron. When I gave it to my sick chicks the 100 gram one got 0.2ml, so it got 2.71mg of iron and did nothing but get better.

-Kathy