Poly-vi-sol Vitamins

[duckboatprincess]

I was told to try giving my ducklings poly-vi-sol vitamins because they think that she might be vitamin deficient. How much should I give her?

 

[streemers]

i think it is 1/4tsp per gallon of water

 

[NancyDz]

With chicks I just gave it to them directly in their beak, didnt dilute it at all. I gave it two to three times a day a few drops in their beak. I don't think you want to dilute it in water.

 

[Wifezilla]

I would put a couple of drops in their brooder water dish.

 

[duckboatprincess]

The waterer is a 5-gallon one, so I put about 1 1/4 tsps into it. I'm hoping this will help. I don't know what to do for the little one.

 

[NancyDz]

I really think you should just give her a drop on her beak and let her swallow it. Diluting it in water is going to dilute it so much that she won't get what she needs for weeks. Every reference on here to Poly -vi Sol that i've seen is directly on the beak. The vitamins you mix with water are the ones you get at the feed store.. not Poly -Vi -Sol . Also it should only be the Poly -Vi-Sol without Iron... do not give iron .

 

[NancyDz]

Why do you think she is vitamin deficient anyway? Maybe it's something else? what are her symptoms?

 

[duckboatprincess]

She was fine when I got her about 2 and a half weeks ago. Now, she can't stand up on her legs. She did this last week but then was fine a few hours later. This had been going on for about three days now. She's very alert and very loud when you remove the other duckling with her (who is fine by the way). She doesn't seem to be growing either. I've felt her legs and they seem to work fine but she just can't hold herself up on them. She's on a shavings covered floor and I've been feeding 24% game starter.

I put some drops on her beak and she seemed to get a little off of it. The other duckling who I think is a couple days older than her is huge. She may have grown a little but not very much. She's so tiny.

 

[duckboatprincess]

Here is Pickle. I took Petey out because when he'd get scared, he'd step on her. She got upset and was yelling and trying to stand.

This is just before that.

She scoots herself along with her legs and gets to her food and water, but just can't get up.

 

[duckboatprincess]

Any ideas? Please help!