Is it safe to give gatorade to baby chicks?

[InsaneBreeder]

I have one chick whom I had to help hatch on account of my broody's refusal to sit on the last egg a moment longer, and it is very weak (it is also two weeks old but is growing so slowly that it looks like it is less than a week old). I thought I would give it some gatorade for the electrolytes, but it is sharing a cage with 21 healthy bantam chicks and I am not sure if it is okay to give it to them or not. Also, if I do give it to them, should I use pure gatorade or dilute it with water?

 

[Celtic Hill]

Im not sure about chickens, But we give it to horses and cows, but we use the unsweetened powder.

 

[tcmstalcup]

Gatorade is fine. Sugar water works good too for a perk up.

 

[MuranoFarms]

I give pedialyte. I think gatorade is higher in sodium.

 

[txchickie]

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I agree. Gatorade has a LOT of sodium....I would skip it for your chicks. Try sugar water instead.

 

[InsaneBreeder]

Okay, thanks

 

[InsaneBreeder]

How much sugar should I put in the water?

 

[nancypo]

I read with new chicks coming home to add a teaspoon per qt. of water for the first watering. I did that, they seem fine...

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

water, sugar, table salt, carbohydrates, electrolytes (110 mg sodium, 30 mg potassium, 93 mg chloride), high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, glucose, fructose, and sugar.
Its not a real food, so if I would not put it in my body, I would never give it to a chicken.
If quick nourishment is needed for chicks upon delivery, a bit or raw honey in the water would be a much better choice.
No fructose in it to tax their livers.

 

[outlawfarmer]

I've done it and it worked fine but I cut it about 10% Gatorade and 90% water. Even people shouldn't drink it straight.