Nutri-drench question

[Brown Chick]

I am trying to give the flock a boost of vitamins. The heat has stressed them and I want to make sure they don’t get sick. I mixed the 4oz per gallon per bottle instructions. It looks like syrup. Am I understanding and mixing this correctly?

Newbie concerned chick owner

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

The Poultry Nutri-Drench maker's site has instructions (scroll down to "Stress Dose") for mixing into drinking water, and it looks like the dosage varies by age.

You may also find this BYC thread informative. Best of luck!

 

[Kiki]

Nutri-Drench mixed water is brown.


If you don't have enough birds that are going to drink a gallon of water a day there is no need to mix a whole gallon.

 

[Brown Chick]

Nutri-Drench mixed water is brown.


If you don't have enough birds that are going to drink a gallon of water a day there is no need to mix a whole gallon.

That’s a very good point. A quart should cover a day.

 

[Kiki]

That’s a very good point. A quart should cover a day.

When you say heat stress what exactly does that mean?

 

[Brown Chick]

When you say heat stress what exactly does that mean?

They are breathing through the mouth and a few look agitated during the hot part of the day. I added a fan today also. It’s 90 deg. Plus I just got a new batch in that need the extra.

 

[kerbotx]

My birds never liked drinking the Nutri-Drench/water mixture - so I use it in their wet mash. Hydro Hen is another good product for summer - probiotics, electrolytes, and acidifiers, and smells like vanilla

 

[Brown Chick]

My birds never liked drinking the Nutri-Drench/water mixture - so I use it in their wet mash. Hydro Hen is another good product for summer - probiotics, electrolytes, and acidifiers, and smells like vanilla

That’s good to know. I had my doubts about the taste for birds after seeing how thick it was once mixed.
I never heard of Hydro Hen. I will look for that on my next trip to the feed store.
I think I will use the weakest dilution on the list for the drench. Any help at all for them in this heat should help. They huddle up behind the trash can when I let them out to free range. It’s close to the kitchen door and close to the snacks. They have a big oak tree for shade but they are still hot.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

You can also make your own electrolyte mix and add it to their water - I do this at the height of our hot, humid summers (along with adding ice to waterers, using shadecloth, etc.).

 

[kerbotx]

It's not that hot here, yet - but I have noticed a few times where a hen will exit the nest box, and go stand in the water bowl for a minute to cool down! So after the rain passes, I guess I'll have to pull out all their "pools" from storage... I'm not ready for summer - I want more SPRING!