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Brand:

Chick Start

Available through Cibus Nutrition
For current availability, pricing and purchasing options, continue to Cibus Nutrition.

Properties

  • Instant energy and anti-stress nutritional supplement formulated for day-old chicks.
  • Contains glucose, essential amino acids, vitamins, electrolytes and minerals.
  • Provides readily available energy and essential nutrients during early growth.
  • Helps combat dehydration in newly hatched chicks.
  • Uses carefully selected nutritional sources to support effective nutrient utilisation.
  • Supports chick health and performance during stressful conditions such as transport, handling, vaccination, temperature fluctuations and environmental changes.

Benefits

  • Provides energy and essential nutrients to day-old chicks.
  • Helps combat dehydration.
  • Supports chicks during transport, handling and vaccination.
  • Helps reduce stress associated with temperature fluctuations and changes in environment.
  • Helps prevent early chick mortality.
  • Supports improved growth rate and general health.

Typical Composition per 1,000 g

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A — 1,525,000 IU
  • Vitamin D3 — 450,000 IU
  • Vitamin E — 136 IU
  • Vitamin K — 450 mg
  • Vitamin B2 — 450 mg
  • Vitamin B6 — 235 mg
  • Vitamin B12 — 1,150 mcg
  • Vitamin C — 100 mg
  • Niacin — 1,675 mg

Energy Source

  • Dextrose Monohydrate (Glucose) — 17 kJ/g

Amino Acids

  • Methionine — 1,020 mg
  • Lysine — 1,525 mg

Minerals and Electrolytes

  • Copper Sulphate — 750 mg
  • Zinc Sulphate — 1,225 mg
  • Manganese Sulphate — 1,225 mg
  • Magnesium Sulphate — 1,225 mg
  • Sodium Chloride — 5,000 mg
  • Sodium Sulphate — 21,000 mg
  • Potassium Chloride — 8,800 mg

Pack Size:

  • 30 g sachet
  • 100 g sachet
  • 500 g sachet
  • 1 kg sachet

Administer orally through drinking water.

Dissolve 1 teaspoonful (5 g) in 2 litres of drinking water.

Administer daily to all chicks for 1–2 weeks.

Withdrawal Period

Nil.

Storage Conditions

Store below 30°C in a dry place away from direct light.

Keep out of reach of children.

Properties

  • Instant energy and anti-stress nutritional supplement formulated for day-old chicks.
  • Contains glucose, essential amino acids, vitamins, electrolytes and minerals.
  • Provides readily available energy and essential nutrients during early growth.
  • Helps combat dehydration in newly hatched chicks.
  • Uses carefully selected nutritional sources to support effective nutrient utilisation.
  • Supports chick health and performance during stressful conditions such as transport, handling, vaccination, temperature fluctuations and environmental changes.

Benefits

  • Provides energy and essential nutrients to day-old chicks.
  • Helps combat dehydration.
  • Supports chicks during transport, handling and vaccination.
  • Helps reduce stress associated with temperature fluctuations and changes in environment.
  • Helps prevent early chick mortality.
  • Supports improved growth rate and general health.

Typical Composition per 1,000 g

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A — 1,525,000 IU
  • Vitamin D3 — 450,000 IU
  • Vitamin E — 136 IU
  • Vitamin K — 450 mg
  • Vitamin B2 — 450 mg
  • Vitamin B6 — 235 mg
  • Vitamin B12 — 1,150 mcg
  • Vitamin C — 100 mg
  • Niacin — 1,675 mg

Energy Source

  • Dextrose Monohydrate (Glucose) — 17 kJ/g

Amino Acids

  • Methionine — 1,020 mg
  • Lysine — 1,525 mg

Minerals and Electrolytes

  • Copper Sulphate — 750 mg
  • Zinc Sulphate — 1,225 mg
  • Manganese Sulphate — 1,225 mg
  • Magnesium Sulphate — 1,225 mg
  • Sodium Chloride — 5,000 mg
  • Sodium Sulphate — 21,000 mg
  • Potassium Chloride — 8,800 mg

Pack Size:

  • 30 g sachet
  • 100 g sachet
  • 500 g sachet
  • 1 kg sachet

Administer orally through drinking water.

Dissolve 1 teaspoonful (5 g) in 2 litres of drinking water.

Administer daily to all chicks for 1–2 weeks.

Withdrawal Period

Nil.

Storage Conditions

Store below 30°C in a dry place away from direct light.

Keep out of reach of children.

Brand:

Chick Start

Quality Assured

Reliable animal health and nutrition support

Specialist Formulation

Developed for targeted product performance

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CHICK START is an instant energy and anti-stress nutritional supplement formulated for day-old chicks. It contains glucose, essential amino acids, vitamins, electrolytes and minerals to provide readily available energy and nutrients while helping combat dehydration.

The highly bioavailable formulation supports chicks during stressful conditions such as transport, handling, vaccination, temperature fluctuations and changes in environment. It helps improve growth, general health and early-stage survival.

Pack Size: 30 g, 100 g, 500 g and 1 kg Sachets

Benefits

  • Provides readily available energy and essential nutrients to day-old chicks.
  • Helps combat dehydration.
  • Supports chicks during transport, handling and vaccination.
  • Helps reduce the effects of temperature fluctuations and environmental changes.
  • Helps prevent early chick mortality.
  • Supports improved growth rate and general health.
  • Supplies essential vitamins, amino acids, electrolytes and minerals.

Dosage and Administration

Administer orally through drinking water.

Dissolve 1 teaspoonful (5 g) in 2 litres of drinking water.

Administer daily to all chicks for 1–2 weeks.

Withdrawal Period

Nil.

Storage Conditions

Store below 30°C in a dry place away from direct light.

Keep out of reach of children.