vitamin/electrolyte water, how long?

[vsmenagerie]

Is this something that I need to stop giving or? They are 2 weeks old now.

Thanks!

 

[Nicole01]

It's up to you. I gave vitamins and probiotics for the first two months.

 

[speckledhen]

I never give electrolytes. You can overload their system or overdose them with those. I may give Avia Charge 2000 (vitamin/mineral/amino acid supplement for avians) in their quart waterer every other day for the first few days after hatch and that's it. After that, fresh water only except on rare occasions. Once a week or so, they get plain yogurt for probiotics.

 

[eggdd]

what kind are you using? what is your mix ratio?

 

[vsmenagerie]

Its the Durvet vitamin/electrolyte concentrate and Im using the dilution it calls for on the site of 1/2 tsp per gallon of water.

http://www.durvet.com/dl/Durvet-Poultry-Brochure.pdf

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