Home Made GrowGel For Shipping Chicks? Grow Gel Recipes?

[JordanFamily]

I was wondering if anyone has a recipe for home made growgel??? It seems to be expensive how I use it. I buy the grow gel from McMurray hatchery and the packet feeds 100 chicks but it is so consintrated that I have to use at least half of it at a time which is a wait since I only ship 10 chicks at a time... So I'm paying $2 for growgel per a shipment of chicks and was wondering if there is a cheaper alternative? When I had goslings shipped to me they had just regular red jello in with them for hydration... Would this work for chicks? Maybe jello and egg yoke and apples for older chicks???? Would I need sugar free jello??? Or is there a recipe for home made jello that would work for hydration for the day olds and older chicks to be shipped with... All suggestions are appriciated... Thanks

 

[CoopCrazy]

not sure but heres a bump as I am curious as well

 

[lotzahenz]

I have seen a recipe for this before and am now trying to find it again! Anyone have it? HenZ

 

[Zgoatlady]

I would also love to know.

 

[jason_mazzy]

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not sure, but I wouldnt use sugar free anything. sugar is a simply carbohydrate that can be digested easily. Not sure how well phenylkeuretiks (artificial sweetner) and the like are tolerated .................................

 

[lotzahenz]

The recipe I seen had jello or maybe sure-gel, unsweetened? I think also some chick electrolytes. I agree, sugar-free might not be a good idea. It would need to be "crumbly" not too jell-ee. I have been googling and cannot find anything.

ETA: I have found a pet product called Waterbite, made of 95% water. Also, it uses Stevia as a natural sweetner, rather than sugar which I guess would melt if it got warm.