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For years farmers have given chicks a jaggery (gud), sugar or salt solution on day one, and it feels right: sweet, cheap and everyone does it. The trouble is that sucrose feeds the bacteria in a chick’s gut, and an infection that starts there can spread to the yolk sac. That is why Easy Brood, a brooding solution for chicks from IMN Pyrophos, is sold as a replacement for the traditional gud solution. This guide explains why the old method can backfire, what to give instead in the first 72 hours, the label dose, a cost example per 1,000 chicks, and a simple day-one routine. If you are searching for a jaggery solution for chicks alternative, read the comparison table first.

Why do farmers give gud to chicks?

Chicks reach the farm after hours in transport. They are thirsty, low on energy and stressed, and a sweet solution gets them drinking. A little energy and a little water is the right idea. The problem is the choice of sugar.

What is wrong with a jaggery, sugar or salt solution?

  • Sucrose feeds gut bacteria. A newborn gut has very few good bacteria, so the sugar can feed unwanted ones first.
  • The yolk sac can get infected. A bacterial load in the gut can reach the yolk sac and the navel, and cause early mortality.
  • It gives energy only. A chick coming off a transport journey also needs electrolytes, vitamins and amino acids, which jaggery and salt do not supply in a balanced way.
  • It is hard to measure. A handful of gud or salt in a drinker is a guess; too little does nothing and too much stresses the chick.
  • Dirty gud water goes bad quickly, especially in a warm brooder, and it clogs drinkers.

Gud solution versus Easy Brood

PointGud / sugar / salt solutionEasy Brood
Main ingredientSucrose (jaggery, sugar) or saltGlucose for energy, electrolytes, osmolytes, vitamins C, niacin, B1, B2, B6, amino acids (betaine, glycine), probiotics
Gut bacteriaSucrose can feed unwanted bacteriaContains Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium probiotics
DoseHandful per drinker, guesswork3 to 4 g per litre of water, or 50 to 70 g per 1,000 chicks per day
AntibioticNoneAntibiotic free
Navel and yolk sacNo direct supportHelps early navel healing and lowers the chance of yolk sac infection

What is Easy Brood?

Easy Brood is a start-up supplement for chicks. The pack says it contains electrolytes, energy boosters, probiotics and vitamins, and that it is an excellent replacement for the traditional gud or sugar based supplement used in early life. The product page lists glucose, potassium, sodium, citrate salts, magnesium, betaine, glycine, vitamin C, probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium), bicarbonate ions, niacin, thiamine, riboflavin and pyridoxine.

What does the label say it does?

  • Reduces transport stress and dehydration.
  • Improves body hydration.
  • Helps early navel healing.
  • Lowers the chances of yolk sac infection.
  • Helps prevent early mortality due to stress.
  • Gives chicks a good start with nutrients that improve FCR later.
  • No need for gud, sugar, salt or soda solutions.

The pack explains that chicks reaching the farm are usually under transport stress, and this stress is responsible for dehydration, navel inflammation and yolk sac disease (omphalitis).

Easy Brood dose (label)

WhatDose
Per litre of drinking water3 to 4 g, for the first 72 hours of life
Per 1,000 chicks50 to 70 g per day (the pack photo shows 70 g per 1,000 chicks per day)
PreparationPrepare the solution before the chicks arrive

Cost example (calculated from the label dose and the 500 g price of ₹565, about ₹1.13 per gram). For 1,000 chicks at 50 to 70 g per day for 3 days you need 150 to 210 g, about ₹170 to ₹237, which is roughly ₹0.17 to ₹0.24 per chick for the whole 72 hours.

How to give Easy Brood, step by step

  1. Before the chicks arrive, prepare the solution in clean water and fill the drinkers. Bring the water to room temperature.
  2. Measure the powder: 3 to 4 g per litre, using a small scale. Do not scoop by eye.
  3. Place chicks near drinkers and dip a few beaks so they learn to drink.
  4. Give it for the first 72 hours, making a fresh solution every day.
  5. Stop the gud, sugar and salt solutions. You do not need them on top of Easy Brood.
  6. Watch the chicks: a full crop, dry navel and an even spread under the brooder are good signs.
Easy Brood brooding solution for chicks by IMN Pyrophos

First 72 hours · instead of gud

Easy Brood

Start-up solution for chicks with electrolytes, osmolytes, glucose, vitamins C and B, betaine, glycine and probiotics. Reduces transport stress and dehydration, helps early navel healing and lowers the chance of yolk sac infection. Antibiotic free.

Dose (label): 3 to 4 g per litre of drinking water for the first 72 hours, i.e. 50 to 70 g per 1,000 chicks per day. Prepare the solution before the chicks arrive.

500 g ₹565MRP ₹898   250 g ₹295MRP ₹475

Easy Brood kaise dein: chooze aane se pehle ghol, 3-4 g per litre, pehle 72 ghante, 50-70 g per 1000 chooze, gud cheeni namak band

Where Easy Brood fits in a brooding plan

What not to do

  • Do not give gud, sugar or salt solution along with Easy Brood.
  • Do not prepare the solution after the chicks arrive; keep it ready.
  • Do not guess the quantity. Use 3 to 4 g per litre.
  • Do not keep the same solution for days. Make a fresh one daily.
  • Do not expect it to fix a cold or wet brooder. Temperature, litter and hygiene come first.

Common mistakes

  • Starting late. The first hours matter most; the solution must be ready before arrival.
  • Too few drinkers. Chicks should find water within a step or two of where they sit.
  • Old habits on top. Adding gud “just in case” brings the sucrose problem back.
  • Stopping hydration too early. Give the full 72 hours as per label.

Frequently asked questions

Is gud good for chicks on day one? It gives quick energy, but its sucrose can feed gut bacteria, which can lead to yolk sac infection. A balanced start-up solution is the better choice.

What can I give chicks instead of gud? A start-up solution with electrolytes, glucose, vitamins and probiotics, such as Easy Brood.

What is the Easy Brood dose? 3 to 4 g per litre of drinking water for the first 72 hours, which is 50 to 70 g per 1,000 chicks per day.

What is the price of Easy Brood? 500 g is ₹565 (MRP ₹898) and 250 g is ₹295 (MRP ₹475). Prices may change, so confirm on WhatsApp.

Is Easy Brood an antibiotic? No. It is antibiotic free. It is a start-up supplement to be used at the label dose for the first 72 hours.

Can I give it with Alceau? Many farms give Easy Brood for the first 72 hours and then the brooding dose of Alceau as advised. Ask on WhatsApp for the timing.

Do I still need salt or soda solution? The label says there is no need for gud, sugar, salt or soda solutions with Easy Brood.

Placing chicks soon? Send the number of chicks, the date and your shed type on WhatsApp +91 98715 84101. Dr. Ibne Ali’s team will help you work out how much Easy Brood to keep ready. Ask on WhatsApp

Also read: Easy Brood · Winter broiler brooding guide · Maintain FCR in winter · Probiotic for poultry gut health

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