Chick can't stand up, looks to be getting worse - HELP

[dlhunicorn]

Do not give milk (you can however offer a live culture yogurt free choice)
Do not give any scratch grains
Ask the lady you got them from exactly what they were vaccinated for.
Give three drops of POLYVISOL Enfamil formulation a day for a week then taper off the next (this is a liquid childrens A-B-D3 supplement)... cant hurt and might very well help.

 

[jnjc]

Thanks again guys for the replies,

Give three drops of POLYVISOL Enfamil formulation a day for a week then taper off the next (this is a liquid childrens A-B-D3 supplement)... cant hurt and might very well help.

Should I mix it with the water or would I be better using a dropper to administer it directly ?​

 

[countryboy]

thanks dL

 

[dlhunicorn]

administer direct...

 

[tiki244]

Can Forget this post after I typed it in dlhunicorn posted with much more useful advice

 

[seminolewind]

Quote:
dl gave me this advice last year, and my chick grew up and now lays eggs.

 

[jnjc]

I couldn't find the exact brand you mentioned (I'm in Australia so maybe the brands differ). I got a children's liquid multi-vitamin for ages 0-3. It recommends 0.45ml daily (starting with 0.15ml on first day and increasing by 0.15ml each day until 0.45ml is reached).

Should I give it 0.45ml or 0.15ml ? Or just give it two/three drops? Will I harm the bird by giving it too much ?

Thanks,
JC

 

[dlhunicorn]

It is most likely that the recquirements for children in australia will be the same as USA ... so the dosage/strength should be very similar. Give three drops a day for a week then taper off.

ETA: Here is the ingredient list for the polyvisol (so you can compare)
Supplement Facts
For Infants For Children Under Age 4 Years
Serving Size: 1 mL Dropperful 1 mL Dropperful
Servings Per Container:

Amount per Serving % Daily Value for Infants % Daily Value for Children Under Age 4 Years


Vitamin A 1500 IU 100% 60%

Vitamin C 35 mg 100% 88%

Vitamin D 400 IU 100% 100%

Vitamin E 5 IU 100% 50%

Thiamin (B1) 0.5 mg 100% 71%

Riboflavin (B2) 0.6 mg 100% 75%

Niacin (B3) 8 mg 100% 89%

Vitamin B6 0.4 mg 100% 57%

Vitamin B12 2 mcg 100% 67%

* Daily Value not established.

 

[jnjc]

Thanks a million, I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my posts.

Regards,
JC

 

[jnjc]

The dosage looks quiet a bit different on the one I got:

This lists the amount per mL:

Vitamin A - 3600
Vitamin B1 - 1.2mg
Vitamin B2 - 1.8 mg
Vitamin B3 - 15.8mg
Dexpanthenol - 640ug
Vitamin B6 - 300ug
Vitamin C - 95mg
Vitamin D3 - 22.5 ug


It looks like the dosage is 2-3 times stronger on the one I got. I am thinking two drops should be enough (Am I stressing too much about dosage) ?

Thanks,
JC