Which is better for chicks?

[JULIE L CORWIN]

I have Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother and Save a chick Probotics I only have SAVE A CHICK Probotics and not Save a chick electrolytes I'm dealing with pasting in newborn chicks. They are a week apart in age. Some are 3 days old. Others are just a week and one day old. Found out they both have pasting. I have read about the temps being high can cause this. They are in a brooder together and get along fine. How long does it take each product to work. So they don't paste up. I have 2 water sources. One a quart. I put a Tablespoon of ACV in that and a gallon plastic water source. I put a one fourth cup of ACV in that. I haven't tried the SAVE A CHICK yet. They have been on the ACV mixture for 2 days. If I put both products in the gallon container. Would that be to much of an overload for them. Just wondering? I cleaned off there backsides last night. I have 16 chicks. The brooder is very large. I have heat lamps in the brooder. But only run one. One end has a 125 watt. The other has a 250 watt. I run the 250 at night. It gets in the 50's . Where I live in Ohio. Some of the 16 had pasting the others did not. Any input would be of great help. Thank you

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Oatmeal helps with pasty butt.

 

[junebuggena]

Get a thermometer and actually measure the brooder temps. Chicks need a warm zone AND a cool zone. At a week old, it should be about 80 to 90 directly under the lamp. The rest of the brooder should be room temp. And water needs to be as far from the heat source as possible.

 

[JULIE L CORWIN]

Oatmeal helps with pasty butt.

 

[JULIE L CORWIN]

How much oatmeal for newborns and to what consistancy. Runny,thick or medium also just warm or warmer?

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

How much oatmeal for newborns and to what consistancy. Runny,thick or medium also just warm or warmer?

Just however you usually make it. I don't think it matters. Not hot, hot, though. If they are used to your hand, you can tap the bowl to get them interested.