Can I Mix Both Probiotic and Electrolyte in Same Gallon of Water?

[StarChicken]

The one I got today has electrolytes and vitamins, but I had to get the probiotic separately.

 

[StarChicken]

I use a supplement that has both electrolytes and probiotics in it - it's Poultry Vit Tropical - I get it from the feed stores near me. So I would think it's fine to mix them, but I do only use a batch for 24 hrs at a time. I have Ameraucanas too, they are great!

Do your Ameraucanas come out looking all colors? My daughter said she bought Lavender Ameraucana hatching eggs, but our second generation chicks are all colors! We even have a solid black one! Some gray (lavender?) and some yellowish white ones from a prior batch. All from one roo and one hen, both supposedly Lavender.

 

[StarChicken]

Yes, I have used Vitamins with Lactobacillus by Rooster Booster from TSC and many feed stores which has vits, lytes, and probiotics. Many of the name brand feeds now contain probiotics which is usually listed on the bag.

Bag is long gone . . . Something tried to eat our chick starter, so we put it into a 5 gallon bucket. The first batch at five weeks old only got chick starter and water. They're doing great!

 

[MamaChick74]

Thanks again MamaChick! OK, no refrigeration and I change their water daily anyway. They don't kick too much of their pine chips into it since I built them a little table. Just a short piece of 1/4" plywood with flat side down 2 x 4 legs. Just wide enough and long enough for them to be able to "belly up to it". As they grow taller in another week, I'll turn the 2 x 4 legs up to make their table taller; nothing gets into the water then.

Oh, and they absolutely love, love, love smashed up boiled eggs! Is it true they grow faster if given boiled eggs?

Not sure if they grow faster but they love them and they are a great source of protein when they are weak or sick and easily digested if they have any crop issues.
Sounds like you will have some happy chickens with all you built

 

[MamaChick74]

OH! I just noticed your photo of the dog and chick! My chihuahua/terrier mix just loves my chickies too! She has to smell them all over when I hold them.

My Ella is great with them! She loves going out to the coop with me. That pic was about 3 years ago when we raised them from chicks so they were all able to know each other. So cute.

 

[StarChicken]

Just a note to say my two remaining Ameraucana babies are doing well this morning. They will have their helping of mashed boiled egg in a bit.

A couple days and I should have some new babies to take care of; this will be the last hatching this year.

I want to say a great big THANK YOU for the help I've gotten from y'all. It's nice to know good help is available should I need it again.

 

[christwodog]

Do your Ameraucanas come out looking all colors? My daughter said she bought Lavender Ameraucana hatching eggs, but our second generation chicks are all colors! We even have a solid black one! Some gray (lavender?) and some yellowish white ones from a prior batch. All from one roo and one hen, both supposedly Lavender.

I haven't hatched any Ameraucana eggs yet, but I was researching it and I read that even if you have a "matched" pair (ie, two blues or two lavenders) that you only have a 50% chance of getting an identical chicken, 25% chance it will be a splash, and 25% chance it will be black. Haven't tested this out yet, but I'm sure I will in the future.

 

[StarChicken]

I haven't hatched any Ameraucana eggs yet, but I was researching it and I read that even if you have a "matched" pair (ie, two blues or two lavenders) that you only have a 50% chance of getting an identical chicken, 25% chance it will be a splash, and 25% chance it will be black. Haven't tested this out yet, but I'm sure I will in the future.

Thanks. Now I won't worry about having three grays, two whites and one black. I hope very much that it turns out to be a she; daughter said we're keeping her/him no matter what gender it turns out to be.

I can't wait . . . two more days for this batch of eight to hatch! I will be interested to see just what turns out this time.