Sebright laying lots of eggs and egg bound issue

[speckledhen]

How much Calcium Citrate should I give my bantam hen daily?

I honestly don't know, sorry. I never give that to mine. If I think one needs emergency calcium, I just crush a regular Tums in some food.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The Calcium Citrate came today! It's pure powder, no other added ingredients. How much should I give her?
(Also note that she is a bantam, so should I give her less than whatever is the average chicken dosage?)
@Wyorp Rock
@Kglassmo

For a Sebright, I would aim for 200mg once daily for a week.

 

[Fwoof]

For a Sebright, I would aim for 200mg once daily for a week.

Thank you so much!!!
And the D3 dosage? That one has other ingredients in it but very few. Also a powder.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you so much!!!
And the D3 dosage? That one has other ingredients in it but very few. Also a powder.

Never had anyone buy the ingredients separately since it already comes in tablets premade... Seems like you just want to be complicated

What are the other ingredients in with the D3? It would be very nice if you'd just post a photo of the product and the label.

 

[Fwoof]

Never had anyone buy the ingredients separately since it already comes in tablets premade... Seems like you just want to be complicated

I just like feeding my chickens as pure as possible. They are very spoiled! I like this brand because it is both very pure and lasts a while.

What are the other ingredients in with the D3? It would be very nice if you'd just post a photo of the product and the label.

Sure! Here's the front and back of the D3 bag. The calcium is by the same brand.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yeah, that looks like pure ingredients to me.

So you have a gram scale so you can weigh the doses?

 

[Fwoof]

Yeah, that looks like pure ingredients to me.

So you have a gram scale so you can weigh the doses?

Yes! What's the dosage?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes! What's the dosage?

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/vi...an important,and can cause calcium deficiency.

 

[Fwoof]

https://poultrydvm.com/condition/vitamin-d-deficiency#:~:text=Vitamin D3 is an important,and can cause calcium deficiency.

Thank you! I might even supplement the whole flock with it once a week (I wouldn't worry too much about giving them too little, they're in a pretty sunny environment).

I calculated and Stormy weighs .67 kg, so she needs 2,350 iu of D3 (roughly 47 mg), which is about the same dosage as the calcium citrate. Does this sound right to you?

These are her daily supplements I thought I'd share...
Calcium Citrate and D3 powder mixed with oats.
B12 powder, Black Oil Sunflower Seeds and Ginger (I recently started adding ginger because I've researched that hens can get ovarian tumors during this time, and that ginger is a great natural preventative) mixed with oats.
Both of these oatmeal mixtures are fed separately.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hope she improves soon!