Bacitracin in keet feed?

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I was quite happy with the game starter that I was purchasing from my local feed mill (pic attached), but now that I have a gazillion keets, they are out of stock for ten days!!!! They do carry their own brand of quail starter (28% protein) that is similar, but “medicated” with bacitracin.

http://www.stillwatermill.com/index.cfm?show=10&mid=77

No one else in town carries non-medicated game bird starter. I’ve been searching the threads on this forum and the use of bacitracin in keets seems to be controversial... Any new or definitive information available about the safety of bacitracin medicated feed in keets? Thanks!

 

[R2elk]

I was quite happy with the game starter that I was purchasing from my local feed mill (pic attached), but now that I have a gazillion keets, they are out of stock for ten days!!!! They do carry their own brand of quail starter (28% protein) that is similar, but “medicated” with bacitracin.

http://www.stillwatermill.com/index.cfm?show=10&mid=77

No one else in town carries non-medicated game bird starter. I’ve been searching the threads on this forum and the use of bacitracin in keets seems to be controversial... Any new or definitive information available about the safety of bacitracin medicated feed in keets? Thanks!

Everything I am seeing is that this is specifically being used to combat ulcerative enteritis in quail. None of the places that I checked mentioned keets but they all said it is fine for quail, pheasants and turkey. I suspect that the keets will be okay on it but I cannot guarantee anything.

 

[mkeawsh]

Check out Amazon. I'll probably have to go on there for keet food. Tractor Supply won't order it for me. Dickey Bubs doesn't carry keet feed. I'm going to drive into the next town over to check Orscheln's. Beaufort feed may have it. Will also check there. If all else fails, Amazon is my go to store.