Do you give your newborn chicks vitamins and electrolytes in their water? I thought I read somewhere about sugar in their water, but can they handle the vitamins and electrolytes?
I gave my chicks fresh clean water. Kept some poultry electrolytes on hand for emergencies, failing chick, etc. but didn't use it on a daily basis. When the temps around here reached 100 and stayed there for days I added electrolytes to their water and discontinued them again as soon as the temps moderated.
Here is a good discussion on this very topic.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=89050 Jody