Activia Yogurt and I need a substitute for gatorade

[sammyh312]

I read on here that yogurt was a "treat" and as i recall that didnt generate much if any response. Never occurred to me to give a chicken yogurt, but i know they LOVE instant oatmeal!

 

[TrystInn]

Aggie,

That source is discussing human, mammalian digestive systems - chickens aren't mammals and they have a vastly different digestive system.

http://4hembryology.psu.edu/c-biology.html

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...sg=AFQjCNFbzyqmOqxhT-S3bjDnThBT_vLv8g&cad=rja

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...sg=AFQjCNGa_YS8TKIkHt5GMa5F9ykXa693aw&cad=rja

 

[dretd]

In my opinion, small amounts of yogurt are fine (if she'll eat it--its kinda messy). I personally prefer an Avian specific probiotic gel called Bene-Bac Gel for birds and reptiles from PetAg.

As for Gatorade, its basically sugar water with a small amount of electrolytes added in. In a pinch, you could do a sugar water (not too sweet) and add some 'lite' salt in (which is mostly potassium chloride) if you've got it. Honestly if she's drinking and eating, she'll be ok without the gatorade.

 

[aggie9296]

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Actually it is from the same site you referenced (NIH). And it was about the lower content of lactose in yogurt. That's why lactose intolerant people (and chickens) can often eat it without problems.

Believe what you want. Many poeple give it with no problems. So to tell the OP that is was bad, is incorrect.

 

[BlossomSilkies]

I was a little shocked to see 3 pages of replies when I returned to check.

Thank you all for replying. Goldie is much better. I haven't given her anything yet, she really is still sort of out of it, however, is upright now with help and is drinking water with my help.

Peace.

 

[Medicine Man]

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[Mahonri]

Get her some crumbled boiled egg.

 

[BlossomSilkies]

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yes, that's sort of how I'm feeling right now!

 

[BlossomSilkies]

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Now eggs I do have! ha ha ha! Yes, I will fix some for her to go with her yogurt.

 

[spiritdance]

The best response to heat exhaustion is good old H2O. While electrolytes can sometimes speed recovery, most often a steady supply of good, fresh water coupled with reduced body heat does the trick. I had 3 hens go down yesterday in our 100 degree heat (the silly birds all tried piling into one nest box ... sometimes they are just stupid ... grrr). Luckily I found them because I check on them frequently whenever we have such high temps. They were all three in bad shape, not standing, eyes glazed, panting weakly... I recruited my DH and DS and we took them out to the wading pool (their yard "air conditioner"), put their feet in it for about 10 minutes and cupped water to their beaks. Once they drank a bit and I knew their body temps were dropping (btw, you can tell a chicken's body temp from the bottoms of their feet), we brought them inside under a fan and kept encouraging them to drink. Within an hour, all three were sitting up and clucking at me in displeasure because I wouldn't let them back out to their buds. They spent a night in the "hospital" room just to make sure they were 100%, and right now they're once again snuggled up on their roost in the coop. Now if only they can remember that three in a box = "fried" chicken, maybe they can stay their butts out of the infirmary for a while ...