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Raising Gamebirds => Brooding and Raising => Topic started by: thatahemi on September 01, 2004, 12:01:13 PM

Title: electrolytes
Post by: thatahemi on September 01, 2004, 12:01:13 PM

how long do you feed quail chicks electrolyte supplement for and is it readily avaialable?

Title: electrolytes
Post by: coveyrun on September 03, 2004, 07:38:17 AM

I put it in the water for about a week at a time, I don't think it matters even if they have it all the time. I do give it to new hatches. You can get it at most farm supply stores under different brand names. Mostly it is sold for chickens.

Title: electrolytes
Post by: thatahemi on September 03, 2004, 08:11:56 AM

i saw some at agway but it said it was for cows, lambs, and such. however it was right next to the chick feeders. can i use it?
thanks, hemi

Title: electrolytes
Post by: CharlieHorse on September 03, 2004, 08:54:05 AM

What I use (vitamins and electolytes) specifies that it is for use with swine, cows, lambs, poultry, chickens, turkey. I don't know if what you are describing can be used for poultry or not, it may all be the same stuff for all I know, but I would check to make sure. You can also order it from many different suppliers on-line also.

I can't say whether or not this is the proper method or not, but I rotate it when I change out the water.........electrolytes/vitamins, then clean water, electrolytes/vitamins, and so forth and then not so often once I remove them from the brooder. But than again I also only keep mine up to 5 weeks of age.