HELP PLEASE! in the middle of an assist hatch & my guide is unavailble now!

[Amiga]

No, the flush-free is not what you want. Plain niacin. And it sounds like the poly vi sol has plain niacin.

Thinking, thinking.

Does this help give you ideas? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/502343/newly-hatched-duckling-stargazing

How long have you been giving the poly vi sol? Does it have iron? I have read that the no-iron is what is safer for ducklings.

 

[Amiga]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/851825/ducklings-curling-necks-under-them-into-a-circle

The whole thread is worth reading, I think (after looking through quickly), the OP also gave apple cider vinegar.

Post 50 is interesting, too.

I need to step away for a while. It's 9 pm EST.

 

[Duckee]

yes, they have fresh food and fresh water 24/7. I'm up all night and only sleep 4 hours or less a day. So i make sure they are always supplied. I didn't have this problem with their mom & dad when they were babies or his sibling from this hatch. It must have everything to do with his assist hatch.

I got the flush free niacin B-3. It is 500mg per capsule....ugh, how much do i put into a gallon??? and do I quit the poly vi sol? The poly vi sol has 5 iu vitamin E and the save a chic has 960 iu vitamin E per pound and this is a single serving packet from the box which is for 1 gallon of water. So how ever many packets are in the box I assume would make up the 1 lb. I don't know how many come in the box because I dont have the box, just some packets.

 

[Duckee]

ok...so no to this niacin. I've been giving him the poly vi sol since he was able to hold his head up...so 2 days I think.
I'm still wondering if he hurt himself jumping all over everything. I've been reading those links too.

 

[Amiga]

He could have injured his neck, yes. What's the brooder temperature? I think you are doing everything right, I just don't want to miss a detail.

Praying for you all - - - will check back in as I can.

 

[Lacrystol]

Omg elk let me play catch up..

 

[Lacrystol]

@Lacrystol
... I NEED YOUR HELP AGAIN  

When i posted the video earlier my Scoodie was fine....now he is not!  I just checked on him & his neck is bent and it isn't straightening out!  He is doing everything normal though.  Is it a nutrition deficency?  Is that why they are eating so much constantly??? I'm giving them game starter & polyvisol ( 1 dropper in the water once a day (for both to share) and then water with just save a chic electrolites ( 1 pouch per gallon of boiled & cooled down water).  Am I over or under doing it???

Or, could it possibly be an injury?  maybe he hurt himself on the water bowl I have in there?  He is forever jumping all over it!

I'm so lost with this lil guy  

thanks so much for hanging in there with me.

Ok could be a defincincy, check the protein count in your food, you have save a chick electrolytes but also get some probiotics. I would really rather you use poultry drench, works great for ducks, POLYVISOL is that with or with out iron?? POLYVISOL is good but it takes longer to go into affect, give him a coup,e of drops, also get some vitamin e and b.

 

[Lacrystol]

Sounds to me he may need B vitamin supplements, especially niacin. Storey recommends 100 to 150 mg niacin per gallon of drinking water for 8 weeks.

Good advice!!

 

[Lacrystol]

@Amiga
  do i use human vitamins or do they make them especially for ducks?  Have a brand name I can go by?  the polyvisol has Niacin, B4 & B12.  Is that not enough?

Polyvisol does not have enough to cover there needs. Get some human vitamin b complete, put a pill in a quart of water, but also give him a couple of drops of the poly, make sure it's without the iron. He's not going to like the taste, he'll shake his head so watch his throat as long as he swallows some HES go to go, don't force it.

 

[Lacrystol]

I like to use vitamin b complete because it melts really good when you put it in there water and yes, the others are ok to have it too. Just give him a couple of drops of the poly by mouth, get a towel cause hell shake that stuff all over you. Lol

So you have a problem child.......

If you can get your hands on some poultry drench, this stuff works GREAT! Tractor supply has it.

But if you can't get any just keep working with what you have but get some vitamin b too. You can't just get vitamin b human kind it should be the complete, I have tried just straight vitamin b and the pill never melted so it was a waste, In my opinion. The complete melts really fast.