Poly-vi-sol WITH Iron

[burnsbrooder]

Does anyone know why poly-vi-sol WITH iron is a no-no?
It is 11mg of iron per mL, but Rooster Booster Poultry Cell equates to 13.3mg - 40mg of iron per mL based on recommended dosage.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Where are you getting that Poultry Cell equates to 13.3-40mg of iron per ml?
Show us your math?

I would be totally wrong on my math and calculations.

Poultry Cell has 400mg Iron per Ounce. There's 28349.52ml per ounce of fluid. So...
400 / 28349.52 = 0.01410
Each ml of Poultry Cell would contain approx. 0.01410ml Iron which is much lower than 10mg per ml of Iron in the Poly Vi Sol.

 

[burnsbrooder]

1 fluid oz = ~30 mL

 

[Wyorp Rock]

1 fluid oz = ~30 mL

You're right.
I don't really have a good answer as to "why" most folks say use the Poly Vi Sol without iron. Likely worried about iron toxicity.

 

[raingarden]

Poultry Cell has 400mg Iron per Ounce. There's 28349.52ml per ounce of fluid. So...
400 / 28349.52 = 0.01410
Each ml of Poultry Cell would contain approx. 0.01410ml Iron which is much lower than 10mg per ml of Iron in the Poly Vi Sol.

I don't know the density of the iron solution but 1 ml of water weighs 1 gram or 1000 milliframs (mg). 10 mg iron solution per ml PolyViSol equals about 0.01 ml iron solution per ml of PolyViSol. So, they're about the same.