It's 94 degrees, the chickens are standing around with their wings held out, and everybody looks personally offended by the weather.
Might be time to break out the electrolytes.
Durvet® Vitamins & Electrolytes is a water-soluble vitamin and electrolyte supplement formulated for poultry and livestock during periods of stress. For chicken keepers, it's an easy product to keep on hand when heat, transport, reduced feed intake, or other stressful conditions have your flock needing additional nutritional support.
Because chickens are perfectly capable of creating their own drama. The weather really doesn't need to help.
This concentrated powder provides electrolytes including sodium and potassium along with vitamins A, D3, E, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin K activity.
Durvet specifically formulates it for use as either a water or feed additive when animals are experiencing conditions of stress. The powder is highly soluble, making it easy to prepare according to the package directions.
Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Folic Acid, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, and Dextrose.
For drinking water, dissolve ½ of the 8 oz package in 55 gallons of water or the entire package in 110 gallons. Mix a fresh solution daily.
For automatic proportioners delivering one ounce of stock solution per gallon of drinking water, dissolve one 8 oz package in one gallon of stock solution.
When using as a feed additive, thoroughly mix one 8 oz package per ton of complete ration containing regular levels of fortification.
Always follow the directions on the current package label.
And yes, those are some big-ass mixing quantities. This is the 8 oz concentrated multi-species package, not the little one-gallon poultry packet. Math before electrolytes. Nobody wants to accidentally make chicken Gatorade concentrate.
Store the package in a cool, dry area below 75°F. For animal use only and not for human consumption. Keep the package sealed and follow all current label directions.
Vitamins and electrolytes are nutritional support, not a treatment for disease. If a chicken is showing signs of illness, severe heat stress, significant dehydration, or isn't drinking, don't assume an electrolyte supplement fixes the underlying problem.