Do you give your newly hatched chicks vitamins?

[delsi64]

Do you give your newly hatched chicks vitamins or any other preventative medicine, vitamins etc?

 

[Grampa with chickens]

I don't and they have all been pretty healthy. Some people do, that is their decision. Mine get started on chick starter (non medicated) and they eat like there is no tomorrow. I figure if they get sick, I don't want them in my flock anyway. Only the strong survive. Some people may have a problem with this, but I like knowing that my flock is strong.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

I use the small chick waterer and I put 5 drops of Poly-Visol (enfamil baby vitamins without iron) in the water everytime I change it until the chicks are about 4 weeks old.

I have not lost a single chick. Don't know if I can attribute it to the vitamins, but it surely can't hurt.