May 14, 2025

BONUS CONTENT: Do Chicks Need Electrolytes?

In this clip Jeff Mattocks shares his thoughts on giving baby chicks electrolytes. You can email us at - poultrykeeperspodcast@gmail.com Join our Facebook Groups: Poultry Keepers Podcast - https://www.facebook.com/groups/907679597724837 Poultry Keepers 360 - - https://www.facebook.com/groups/354973752688125 Poultry Breeders Nutrition - https://www.facebook.com/groups/4908798409211973 Check out the Poultry Kepers Podcast YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@PoultryKeepersPodcast/feat...

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In this clip Jeff Mattocks shares his thoughts on giving baby chicks electrolytes.

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Jeff, what's your feelings on electrolytes and vitamin packages for baby chicks?

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Do they need it?

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They shouldn't need it, these foil, pouch pack electrolytes or stuff that, when I read down through the label there's too many chlorides.

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Okay, there's sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride.

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Folks, those are all salts, and they're designed to go into the bloodstream quickly.

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There's a time and a place for electrolytes, if you detect some dehydration, and you can see that by skin.

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You can look at their feet and see that.

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You can see around their eyes if their eyes are a little bit drawn in or sunken in from normal, if they're stressed.

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They just sell those electrolyte packs like crazy but, do we really need them?

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No.

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We need really good clean water.

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You can put a little apple cider vinegar in it if you want.

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We put the homemade electrolyte mix out there works as good as anything you're gonna buy in a foil pouch.

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But just don't do it because you think you're supposed to do it.

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Do it for the right reasons.